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    • Camino Portuguese
      1
      Day 33

      Day 28 Santiago de Compostela

      May 23, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F

      We did it! 411 miles from Lisbon to Santiago. We finished today with a little over 14 hilly miles some in the forest, some on country roads, a little through the city coming into Santiago. We walked with Bryanne the entire way. She has done 4 Caminos (some partial) but has never walked into Santiago with someone, so today we were a Camino family, walking in together. Along the way we passed a lot of people we have seen over and over. It was fun to see many of them walking into the plaza, also accomplishing their goal. One man, Marco, is from Brazil and had walked across Spain to get here. He has been walking for 70 days! And a German couple has walked 10 days with their 7 month old and a 4 year old. Mom carried the baby and dad pushed a stroller. Talk about not letting your kids slow you down! We did miss seeing out Australian friend, Alek today.

      The Cathedral of Santiago is beautiful. They hold a pilgrims mass in English at 12:00 and it is packed. We weren't here in time but we were able to visit the Cathedral later.

      It is kind of surreal. Yesterday I (Eileen) was ready to be done and today I don't want it to be over. We have met so many wonderful people and had so many great experiences. We are very, very grateful!!

      From here we will be touring in Spain -- Madrid, Seville, and Barcelona. We will post pictures from each place, but not on a daily basis. Thanks for following!      Read more

    • TravelerCamino Portuguese
      Day 14

      Nearly there

      July 17, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C

      Started the day early thanks to Mr Snoreandwhistle and Mrs Flashlight; I have had better nights' sleep. Anyway, it gave me a good, if a little chilly start. First half of the 15km walk definitely more up than down.
      Some lovely small villages with narrow cobbled streets, wooded lanes and then the approach to the city. The walk through the suburbs is quite long, but into the old part and it's much more interesting. Many narrow streets dwarfed by the grand architecture of the cathedral and it's surrounds.
      Arrived in time for the Pilgrim Mass, so went out of curiosity, having had to make a mad dash to the left luggage office as backpacks weren't allowed in. Knee giving me gip so eventually found a seat at the back. Such a ornate cathedral and huge. The service concluded with the swinging of the botafumeiro, which was quite impressive.
      Next a visit to the Pilgrim Office to collect the compostela and then a light lunch.
      Somehow added another 7km finding accommodation; I'm staying in the Monastery overlooking much of the town and can just see the spires of the cathedral.
      Tomorrow should be a rest day. Finistère will have to wait for another camino.      Read more

    • TravelerSt. James, the Greater
      Day 10

      Day 10 - Iria Flavia to O Milladorio

      July 6, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F

      Big to do tomorrow!

      The anticipation is killing me.

      Today was a good walk to essentially the door step of Santiago de Compostela. We had a great night sleep mainly because the hostelier returned to check on the Pilgrims and turned the AC on. He noticed I had opened all the doors and windows to get some air and had mercy on us. We got up at 5am to leave at 6am. We packed our backpacks and had a cafe con leche at the albergue. We bandaged our toes and feet and started walking to O Milladorio.

      We decided to not go all the way because we would not have arrived at Santiago until possibly late in the afternoon, tired and hungry. That’s not how we want to arrive. So, we stopped here only a short 7-8 km tomorrow morning in order to arrive between 8 and 9 am. That’s before most Pilgrims. We easily saw 100 or more pilgrims on the Camino, the vast majority of who were going all the way today. Mostly from Padron. It took every ounce of patience I have to not join them.

      Overall, it was a pleasant walk. The last part was pretty much uphill all the way. We got a few pics, but mostly talked about tomorrow and what we would do and see, what Pilgrim friends we would run into etc., etc. The excitement kept us going in spite of the hills trying to drain our energy.

      So, we are here now in O Milladorio. We are staying in another very nice albergue. Less than $20. We had some beers and good food (pizza!) and great conversation.

      I even had the opportunity to sign in on zoom for my Wednesday morning Bible study. I received some final prayers before my afternoon nap.

      Tomorrow will we arrive in Santiago. In my mind the trumpets will be blaring and there will be great rejoicing by all the people. Since Jesus arrived on a donkey, I think that’s a little too much to ask. But the joy will know no bounds.

      For now good night and God Bless!

      BUEN CAMINO!!

      10.4 miles/ 32,000 steps      Read more

    • TravelerCamino De Santiago
      Day 19

      O Milladoiro!

      July 7, 2023 in Spain ⋅ 🌬 70 °F

      We have arrived at the Albergue Milladoiro, which is SO much better than last nights stay and only 6 euros more! We have decided to stop just short of Santiago De Compostela today. We are less than 3 miles away, which will be an easy walk tomorrow morning and we can beat the lines and crowds of pilgrims that arrive a bit later! As you can see the sun has come out once again! It’s supposed to rain tonight, but no need for ponchos, yet!Read more

    • TravelerCamino Portuguese
      Day 7

      Almost

      March 28 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 8 °C

      I'm walking with Paula and Niky today. Its miserable weather. The rain is relentless. Its also freezing cold on this section and we can't seem to get warm. When our spirits are getting down we see this church where pilgrims are going inside so we investigate to see if we can get a stamp. It's a gorgeous little church. We get stamped and wonder our way to Santiago cathedral.

      As our moods are down because of the weather conditions we decided to get caffeinated. The coffee is great but the seating area was cold because of the automatic door.

      There are lots of pilgrims in this section. We walk pass a few and some pass us. We're all looking miserable for these last 10km. We're playing a game of slot the interesting number on the way marker.      Read more

    • TravelerEl Camino de Santiago
      Day 13

      Most Beautiful Town

      April 3 in Spain ⋅ 🌬 61 °F

      Ponte Maceira has been named one of the most beautiful cities of Spain. It is quite quaint.

      It was raining when we were there and appeared to be a ghost town. It just has its own thing going on. I suppose that everyone was hunkered down inside or away at work... or maybe it's a movie set.Read more

    • TravelerMy Camino de Santiago
      Day 16

      Bertamirans

      May 25, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F

      Private ferry from Vilanova de Arousa to San Xuilan. Another day filled with sunshine.
      Made it to our hotel south of Santiago 9.6 miles. We had to move hotels so now we are west of Santiago at approximately the same distance.

      Will walk into Santiago today ~I am glad.

      Hotel Casa Rosalia.
      Pumps incense and while the smell isn’t bad the volume chokes. The dinner price was Very expensive but again they were our only option.
      Twin beds were awful. Bathroom while private was also not nice.
      Good breakfast.      Read more

    • TravelerCamino De Santiago
      2
      Day 20

      Back to our albergue!

      July 8, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F

      We wandered the streets for a bit around the cathedral, but we are SO tired! After around 225 miles of walking and often uphill…the legs and feet complain constantly! 🤣 We attended mass at the cathedral, thinking we would sit, but they kept having us stand for long portions! Our Irish friend, McDarra, finished his Camino just about 5 hours after us, so we met up for lunch… and more sitting and watching the many pilgrims arriving! Not long after that we agreed we are lacking energy for sightseeing, so we took a taxi back to our albergue in Milladoiro for a nice evening of R&R.Read more

    • Two wheels to the Tiger's Nest
      1
      Day 30

      Day 30 - Santiago de Compostela

      October 7, 2023 in Spain ⋅ 🌙 23 °C

      Fun day off in Santiago visiting the Cathedral, doing an online treasure hunt around the city, and some more tourist shopping (we now have full Camino outfits for the last two days). Lots of cafe and bar stops on the way. Finally managed to have some paella. Also managed to get Mark on a bus!Read more

    • TravelerCaminho Português
      Day 11

      Padrón - O Milladoiro

      September 23, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

      Ich habe heute ganz vorbildlich bis 8 Uhr geschlafen. Aufgrund der immens hohen Preise entschied ich mich nochmal eine Nacht außerhalb von Santiago zu übernachten und morgen früh die letzten 7 km zu laufen. Das hat den Vorteil, dass ich dann früh in Santiago bin und so hoffentlich den Massen ein wenig entkommen kann. So die Theorie. Auf jeden Fall bedeutete dies, dass ich heute nur eine kurze Etappe von 16 km vor mir hatte, daher konnte ich es mir erlauben, später aufzustehen. Ich frühstückte noch in einem kleinen Café und machte mich dann auf. Es ging durch viele kleine Ortschaften und eine davon war ein Katzenparadies. Noch nie habe ich so viele gutgenährte Katzen in einem Ort gesehen. Das lag wahrscheinlich daran, dass sie in einem Unterschlupf immer entsprechend Essen vorgesetzt bekamen - Katze müsste man sein.
      Und dann sah ich sie: Menschenmassen. Beim Annähern erkannte ich, dass es Jugendliche waren, bestimmt 100 oder mehr, die wohl einen Ausflug von Padrón nach Santiago unternahmen. Schöne Idee! Das Überholen gestaltete sich allerdings schwierig auf den schmalen Straßen und beim Vorbeilaufen fühlte ich mich dann wie in Peking, als Attraktion der Kiddies. ‚Hello‘, ‚Hello‘, ,Hello‘ von allen Seiten. Geschafft! Puh! Heute ging es wieder viel bergauf und bergab, letzteres mögen meine Knie nicht mehr so. Der Duft des Weges war eine Mischung aus Kohl und Zimt, ich glaube das sind die Feigen, die so süßlich riechen. Hier gefällt mir letzteres definitiv besser, nichtsdestotrotz macht der Kohlduft wieder Lust auf einen leckeren Eintopf. Als ich in O Milladoiro ankam aß ich erstmal was und brauchte eine Siesta, weil ich so unfassbar müde war. Was man Körper braucht, soll er auch bekommen - schließlich hat er mich in den letzten 10 Tagen über 250km weit getragen, einfach unfassbar!      Read more

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    Ames, أميس, امس، ای کرونا, Ամես, アメス, Амес, 阿梅斯

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