0 day - Toulouse
23 июля 2017 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
My flight to Madrid went over Toulouse. Having 5 hours time there, I decided to walk towards the city centre and back on a nice cycle path - 7.3 km. Than I had a sandwich and beer at the airport.
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1 Madrid
24 июля 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
7:00 joga, walk through outskirts of Madrid - nice parks, residential areas, breakfast in business centre (mahou+patata)
1 Tres Cantos 33km
24 июля 2017 г., Испания ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
At about 4pm I've arrived at my planed destination Tres Cantos. Unfortunately all 6 Hotels were full !! So I've tried to book anything nearby over the internet and get one of the 3 last rooms in hotelЧитать далее
1 Colmenar Viejo 45km
24 июля 2017 г., Испания ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
the last part was bad - I was tired and thirsty and the centre of the town on a steep slope, the hotel even farther away. I bought some drinks in the first shop : beer, big water, 1l orange juice,Читать далее
2 morning
25 июля 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
in the morning I was full of energy and ready for the next 45 km.
7:20 joga, breakfast (5 glasses orange juice, coffee and some fruits for later)
2 Manzanares el Real 15km
25 июля 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
After my big breakfast it was too early for a lunch, so I brought something in the shop: watermelon, jogurt (thought I'll need the cup as a spoon for the watermelon, bit I could eat it with my smallЧитать далее
2 Mataelpino 23km
25 июля 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
With 2kg more, my backpack was much too heavy, so I've had to drink my supplies as soon as possible.
At 15h I've arrived at Mataelpino, still not hungry at all ( obviously I have enough fat in my bodyЧитать далее
2 Cercedilla 35/80km
25 июля 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Nice cooling breeze from the mountains made the walk more comfortable than yesterday.
At about 8pm I've arrived at Hostal Aribel Longinos (35e) in Cercedilla (el=1200m).
The receptionist didn'tЧитать далее
3 morning
26 июля 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
8am nice walk through the woods, 2h up, then down to Segovia. On the way up I've met the first real Pilgrim.
3 Zamarramala 32/112km
26 июля 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Segovia is a very nice historical town with lots of tourists, with big cathedral and mighty castle. The alberque (8e) was 2km after the town in the next village. It was new, very nice, with kitchenЧитать далее
3 evening
26 июля 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
After some rest I went to a restaurant for dinner a wifi. I managed to order una jarra but the beer wasn't much bigger. A women at the next table got a bigger glass, so maybe there is anotherЧитать далее
4 Santa Maria la Real de Nieva, 31/143km
27 июля 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
8h Boring walk across the fields on dirty roads (hard work to wash to socks afterwards) . The were no bars or shops on the way, fortunately there was a water pipe in every village. At 3pm I've arrivedЧитать далее
5 Villeguillo 29/172km
28 июля 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
8h, Nice walk through the woods, breakfast in Nava de la Asuncion (watermelon, yogurt, tomatoes, peaches). In Coca nice Castle, there is an Albergue, but it was too early and only 21km, so I went toЧитать далее
6 Alcazaren 16km
29 июля 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Nice walk through the pinewood, in Alcazaren I've got breakfast (ina jarra cervesa grande = this is the magic world to get 0.5l + some tappas) and a nice stamp.
6 Valdestillas 34/206km
29 июля 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
The second part of today's walk was tiresome, but eventually at 16:30 I've arrived to Valdestillas, where I've got a nice room (25e) in a hostel.
This is the 6th day = the half of my journey.
AfterЧитать далее
7 Peñaflor de Hornija 36/242km
30 июля 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
First nice pinewood, than boring infinite fields. Nice castle in Simancas. Fortunately, because of the wind, it wasn't so hot.
In Wamba I've got 2 jarras and some olives (first stop after 26km). IЧитать далее
8 Medina de Rioseco 24km
31 июля 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Until 0:30 the place in front of the alberque was a meeting place for the kids of the village, so quite noisy, but then it was quiet and I slept well.
I set off at 8:30 and arrived to Medina at 1pm -Читать далее
8 Cuena de Campos 46/288 km
31 июля 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
First 8 km were nice along the Canal de Castilla, then again across fields. Fortunately it was partly cloudy = not so hot. Part of the way I was running because I couldn't walk any more, butЧитать далее
9 Grajal de Campos 36/324km
1 августа 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
8:20 not very nice walk across the fields all the day. In Santervas de Campos I've got beer and some tappas. At 16:30 I've arrived in Grajal de Campos. The albergue (6e) was in the basement of a someЧитать далее
10 Sahagún 6km
2 августа 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
The night was quite behind the 1m thick walls, despite the playing children on the square. In Sahagún I've join the Camino Frances = the main way from Pyrenees to Santiago. Only about 60 km to myЧитать далее
10 Bercianos del Real Camino 16km
2 августа 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Until now I've met at least 15 other pilgrims - what a difference to the two in the last 9 days !
One beer + one fresh orange juice in Bar Casa del Pelegrino, and I've booked my train to Madrid onЧитать далее
10 El Burgo Ranero 24/348 km
2 августа 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
After another beer (the beer here (Amstel) is not so good as Mahou) and an orange juice I've decided to stay here in a nice albergue La Laguna, but instead of overcrowded dormitory/9e (all the lowerЧитать далее
I think you will have good and nice sleeping after drinking so expensive bottle of wine!!!..or maybe you have ordered more bottles:-)....sleep well and enjoy your last day!!
11 Mansilla de la Mulas 19km
3 августа 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Lunch in a beautiful albergue in Mansilla - beer+salad. Similar to yesterday it was a nice walk on an unpaved path, partially in shadow of the trees, but mainly along a street with some traffic.
11 León 38/386 km
3 августа 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
17:30 "you have reached your destination" would my navi tell me, if I had one. After 11 days and 386 km = 35 km/day and 8 kg lighter (95->87).
Checked in in Hostel España - I've got some discount,Читать далее
12 León
4 августа 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
First in the morning I went to the railway station to print out my online ticket, than sightseeing.
León is a nice historical town founded by a Roman legion in 1st century BC. There is a beautifulЧитать далее
Have a nice trip.IKY EW