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    • Andreas HellwigCamino Frances 2022
      1
      Day 12

      Tag 12 von Logrõno nach Navarrete

      May 13, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

      Nun was soll ich sagen es gibt Schöne Strecken und es gibt nicht ganz so schöne. Heute ging der Weg erst ewig durch die Stadt dann vorbei an einer Müllhalde um dann doch noch Schöner zu werden. Highlight des Tages war ganz klar die Kirche von Navarrete die von Aussen ganz unscheinbar daher kommt aber innen einen um wirft . Meiner Wade geht es wieder besser . Ich merke nur immer mehr das mir meine Familie fehlt. Nun man merkt erst richtig was man an einander hat wenn es nicht da ist . Vieles im Leben nimmt man für selbstverständlich. So langsam komme ich so richtig an und mir wird klar das nichts im Leben selbstverständlich und auch einfach ist . Ich bin gespannt was noch alles passiert.Read more

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    • Camino de Santiago
      1
      1
      Day 14

      Logroño walkabout

      October 1, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

      Just a few shots during our day off in Logroño today, mostly "Old City" around the Cathedral and inside the church.

      We found St Patrick's Pub earlier today, then found it again later on. We are now having a spiritual experience here across the plaza from the Cathedral doors!

      Sláinte

      Adding the bells of the Cathedral during our dinner. It made dinner conversation tough

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    • Camino
      1
      Day 15

      Logrono

      September 19, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

      Droga dość przemysłowa dzisiaj ale pomimo wszystko dużo winogron bo niby jak ma być inaczej skoro jesteśmy w krainie win. Przez zupełny przypadek trafiliśmy na festiwal wina. Na rynku głównym po krótkim oczekiwaniu za parę euro dostaliśmy po dwie butelki wina i pinchos. Zapoznał się z nami Hiszpan,którego w ogóle nie rozumiałem, ale po jednej butelce wina mieliśmy doskonała dyskusję. Ma na imię Jorge i jesteśmy przyjaciółmi i po wymianie telefonów i zdjęć przeszliśmy dość płynnie na francuski.
      Chyba było dość ciekawie wczorajszej nocy bo nie wszystkie ulice są do końca posprzątane.
      Katedra już dzisiaj była zamknięta, także jutro rano. Mają tam jeden z obrazów Michała Anioła także niecierpliwie czekamy do rana aby to wszystko zobaczyć i pokłonić się szefowi. Widzieliśmy obraz Michała Anioła Ukrzyżowanie. Bardzo łatwo go przeoczyć, jest za głównym ołtarzem i trzeba go sobie za 50 c podświetlić,w przeciwnym razie nic nie widać. Poza tym jest bardzo mały...spodziewałam się znacznie większego.... Ale bardzo wymowny., Zdjęcia nie robią wrażenia, bo od szyby odbija się światło i zaciera wyrazistość obrazu.
      It turnout that the Cathedral was opened after siesta and we were able to visit. All the churches amaze me here... Most of them are have tiny boxes to put one Euro in and the church illuminates for few minutes. I learned to carry number of single euros to be prepared for the "show". The altars are amazing, every church has their own Mother Mary Figure and they all are different ❤️. There is also Saint James Figure in every Church and I'm touching his feet everytime I can reach them and praying for my and Tomeks feet to stay healthy 🙏.
      Tonight we had a corner room in the hostel with 2 balconies, one on the main street and the other one to the second main street! The party was on all night long because of the saint Mateo feast! It's every night like this since September 17-22! It was crazy at night! Party! Party! Party! Bands walking by, tiny streets with lots of wine and tapas and dancing people on the he streets. After, huge mess, they were washing the streets in the morning when we were leaving the town. The receptionist said, he was worring about us at night if we can get any sleep, but we were so tired, that it didn't bother us. We were happy to see people dancing and cheering, smiling, all the families, it was beautiful ❤️. We were surprised to see so many used napkins on the street by the bars and restaurants, but were told that thats a tradition to throw them on the ground and it means the place is worth to stop at and highly recommend. So no reason to get mad that people made a the mess on the street😜

      Impreza skończyła się okolo 6:30 rano.      Read more

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    • TravelerOne More Camino in Spain 2023
      11
      Day 25

      A leisurely stroll to Logroño

      April 21, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C

      We really did have an easy day today! It was about 9.5 kms, and no hills to climb. We left around 10 so we wouldn’t be too early to check in to the hotel, or to be before the bags arrived. And we did saunter, and stop now and then to admire the view, and sat on a shaded seat to eat some bread, ham and cheese at about 12. It is all very familiar, and a very comfortable feeling to walk on the stone bridge over the Ebro river, and right in front of us is our hotel. We have stayed here twice before and are here for 2 nights.

      Although only one o’clock our room was ready and bags here…all perfect! So Amr did his thing and collected all the dirty clothes and took them to the laundromat!! He is very perfect for that. And we have lazed round this afternoon…walked round the streets of the old historic centre, found the little streets where they have excellent bars and tapas, sat in the plaza del Mercado for a drink, and another bar for coffee, ColaCao and croquetas, and have had a lovely afternoon.

      We are now in the Rioja - no longer in Navarra and Basque country - so the signs are now in Spanish only and not as many words with X that look unpronounceable! We will go out to eat fairly late as that is when things liven up. In the afternoon it is always a bit sleepy during siesta time, though always people sitting in bars chatting. Pilgrims visible here, but it is a city with normal people living their lives here, so we probably won’t run into many people we know. Tomorrow we will probably have a bit of a walk along the river for a little activity, but otherwise sit in a park and read etc…it may rain but it won’t matter.

      Just have to add that we strolled out at about 8 and it was a different place…all the tapas bars were open and buzzing, in the streets people - old, babies and all in between were out…we found our favourite place and were just in time to get stools and have our favourite chiperones a la plancha and pimientos de padron…bliss, and 2 glasses of excellent Rioja red…as we came back, via an ice cream stop, everything was buzzing even more…we learn that after a drink and snack they go home for dinner but I can’t imagine having dinner at 10…but guess it’s true…so good!      Read more

    • TravelerCal’s Camino Adventures
      1
      Day 9

      Day 9

      September 1, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

      VEGETABLES!!!! How I long for some veg!.. to be fair I’ve been having some really nice meals, way better than I’d anticipated, but you don’t get any veg.. I have a mixed salad each evening as a starter and got quite excited last night as it included some sweet corn and asparagus 😀.. the main course, mine is obviously fish, is literally some fish! No accompanying veg or potatoes etc., …
      I’m not a big bread eater, but have found myself eating quite a bit of it so that I’m getting some carbohydrates.. I’ll probably end up twice the size and come rolling home 😳
      I started a bit earlier today due to my accommodation being 2km off the route. It was a lovely morning, considerably cooler ( I started in a long sleeved top !! ) although that didn’t last for long as it heated up really quickly.
      Once again I was walking through wheat fields and vineyards, no olive groves today though… but again, beautiful countryside and scenery.
      Usually when I first start, I pass / see quite a lot of people, but today I think I only saw about 6 in the first hour.. it was a longer walk today, so possibly some were keen to get going early to avoid being in the heat for quite so long.
      I passed the Aussie guy’s after about 90mins or so and they said they’d missed me last night ( they obviously don’t know me 😳 ) and didn’t blame me for not wanting to go back into town, but that I’d missed quite a good night..
      The terrain was a little bit uncomfortable underfoot for large parts today with large gravel sections which I decided I wasn’t a big fan of.
      Went through a lovely village about 12km from Logroño, but i didn’t stop for long as
      I’d bought a couple of nectarines not long before and had them to munch on.
      I get quite a few hello’s now from the same people.. thinking maybe I should take my three legs of man off my rucksack and see if I can get past unnoticed!
      A few short, but steep climbs today and fortunately the downhills weren’t too difficult.
      Logroño is really lovely, so after a refuel and a shower I went for a wander around the old town.
      Whilst out wandering I met, and had a chat with a few people I regularly see, but haven’t spoken to before.. umbrella man, it turns out has hurt his knee and so got a bus today to see if a rest day will sort it out enough for him to continue.. Another older man I see regularly that always says hello was finishing his Camino today feeling very disappointed as his wife had been supposed to join him for the last 100 miles, instead she’s coming to get him to take him home as after a fall the other day he has concussion and keeps getting a bit confused 😕

      Another long day tomorrow, but at least I’m staying really close to the trail tonight which is brilliant.
      Off for dinner in a bit… please please let there be some vegetables……      Read more

    • TravelerOne More Camino in Spain 2023
      12
      Day 26

      Saturday in Logroño

      April 22, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

      A quiet and pleasant day. Had a late and luxurious breakfast, though I waited to have coffee later at a cafe, as the machine had bad coffee according to Amr…so I hit the chocolate button instead…Amr had a walk first as it was drizzling a bit, and I was happy to play on my iPad, but it soon fined up and we ventured out together. All was fairly quiet for a Saturday morning we thought. People out having breakfast, but empty streets…bought chorizo at the market (who had prize for best chorizo in 2022), we stopped at a cafe that did churros, very nice - and again I didn’t have coffee as they make the lovely thick chocolate to dip churros in..yum. Bought a large tube of sunscreen for the future sunny days walking!

      On our second venture out we walked along the river, so pretty, and spring has sprung quite a lot earlier than our past towns…some of the trees look in full leaf, and the heavily pruned trees in parks and along streets, are starting to sprout branches and leaves and look pretty again. Also, across from our hotel window we have noticed several stork nests on the roof of the building opposite, with storks busily collecting sticks…they are very large, and can see at least 5 different nests.

      On the way back from the river walk we stopped for a coffee finally, and came across the Museo de la Rioja, so we stopped to look and it was so interesting…from Stone Age to now…and very well presented….and as always, evidence of a Roman presence…Never been there in our other visits….

      By then beautifully sunny, and we had a kindle session on a bench by the river, Amr had a jacuzzi, and we are off to seek food soon. By afternoon of course the streets were bustling, people and families everywhere, the tapas bars crowded and throbbing…and by evening I think it will be chaos…nice chaos!

      Well we set off at about 7, and found the tapas street which had been impossible to walk through in early afternoon with the crowds was all closed…there were people hanging round, maybe waiting for opening time..but we went to the square and had a quiet drink, watching the passegiata of people - families, children, elderly, youth - sometimes dressed up (? Stag nights, or hens nights)…and then went back to our tapas bar and all was open and vibrant again…decided it was simpler to stay there..we managed to get seats…and had delicious food and wine, and found ourselves home soon after 9, long before the Spanish dinner time…but we are walkers and pilgrims, and time to call it a day!      Read more

    • TravelerDavid and Sean’s Camino
      Day 14

      On the road again…

      June 15, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F

      Nancy and I will frequently sing that phrase (we don’t know the rest of the words) whenever we start out on a trip—whether a road trip, a short journey to visit one of the boys, or one of our grand adventures.

      Tomorrow morning I will have my final dialysis session here in Logrono and then Sean and I will be “on the road again.” The next part of the Camino is a bit of a climb to Najera, so we’ll tackle the first part in the afternoon, hoping to reach Navarette by nightfall and have that much less of a climb on Saturday.

      Got to venture into “pinchos territory” this evening. Tapas are called pinchos in this region. Had a bit of success, after first wandering on the wrong street for a bit. LOTS of pinchos places in the old town. Have posted a couple of pics. We also enjoyed gelato, but too fast to take a picture!

      The last picture was prob our favorite: a quail egg on some meat mixture on a fluffy bun with a slice of roasted red pepper. Yum!      Read more

    • Julie RosenthalCamino Frances 2023
      1

      Day 12 - Viana to Logroño - 10km

      September 10, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

      I am in Logroño, the city that wouldn’t accept Jörg and me. This was the city that I had decided to get a hotel but after going to a couple and them saying they were full, we decided to leave the city and make the extra trek to Navarrete.

      It is Sunday so most things are closed except the restaurants and patios which are full of people. I arrived around 11:30am but the albergue didn’t open until 2, so I had to just wander around (however, I could leave my backpack). I have very little energy and am missing Jörg like crazy today.

      After checking in, I took a shower and settled in. I wanted to wash my clothes but there were people waiting to shower, so I decided I will do it tomorrow in Navarrete. I realized when I unpacked, that I left one of my walking t-shirts in the last albergue so now I only have one shirt. I will just wear it again tomorrow without washing.

      When sitting in one of the plazas, I accidentally left my phone behind. My watch had sent me a warning that I have been away too long from my phone then I realized exactly where I left it. I quickly walked back there and the people who were sitting near me had found it and picked it up for me. I could hear Jörg’s voice saying “You are so lucky Julie”

      It is 4:30 now and I am bored out of my head. I really don’t enjoy the big cities along the camino. If I was here in different circumstances, I am sure I would visit lots of tourist things, but I don’t want to walk too far. I want to conserve energy where I can.

      I ran into Kangmi and we may have dinner together. Other than that, I am signing off now. Tomorrow is a special day (which is why I think I am feeling a little down today). Navarrete is where Jörg first kissed me. But you will need to wait to tomorrow to hear all about that.

      TTYL      Read more

    • Zonder doel maar met richting
      Day 16

      Logroño

      May 17, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

      Na onze overwegingen lopen we de stad in. Grote stad, veel terrassen. We bestellen een hamburger, wijntje erbij. Na de maaltijd lopen we rustig terug. Bestellen onderweg een lekker ijsje en lopen richting de camping.Read more

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    • Camino de Santiago (Frances)
      11
      Day 17

      Day 10-Logroño

      September 13, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F

      Another 12 mile day that turns out to be 14 miles. At least it was mostly downhill and flat. Alot of the friends we're making now are transitory since we're doing different distances. We still get to chat a little and wish each other a Buen Camino.

      We had a 6 mile walk to Viana and on the way we found a cute food stand run by a lady from Milan. We stopped for a Aquarius and a croissant the kept trekking. Viana was a larger and more modern town than I expected after seeing so many small, medieval villages. We arrived at 11am and found out they were doing a small running of the bulls at 1pm. We pondered waiting around to see it but that would mean we would walk the next 6 to 8 miles in the heat. So we opted to eat our snack and a couple of pintxos and then head to Logroño.

      We arrived in Logroño around 2:30pm but still had to walk another mile to our hotel. At least we have a rest day tomorrow and we're near Calle Laurel where all the tapas bars are. By the way, right before Logroño, we left the Navarra Basque region and are now in La Rioja. So it's time to switch from pintxos to tapas.

      We wrapped up my blistered pinky toe but because it tucks under the 4th toe, it hurt all day. I hiked in my Chaco sandals to give my toes extra space. After we showered and felt alive again, we figured out a way to tape my toes so the pinky one doesn't hurt as much.      Read more

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