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    • TravelerCamino de Santiago Spain
      2
      Day 21–22

      Villafranca to Atapuerca

      May 26, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F

      We left our bunk bed dorm camp in belorado and took a quick taxi to Villa Franca to begin our 18 km walk on Sunday. We started out directly going uphill, luckily this day was going to be mostly a walk through the forest, providing shade after walking for 2 days through fields and sunshine.

      There were several small villages scattered along the walk after the long stretch through the woods, and then more fields.

       As we move further along the Camino we are starting to recognize fellow Pilgrims, quickly able to identify them from their country, Belgium, France, Netherlands, Italy, Israel, Canada, USA, and a large contingency from Ireland! Its fun to talk with each other in many languages while taking a break at the much anticipated bar in each passing village.      Read more

    • TravelerCamino de Santiago Spain
      Day 21–22

      Body complete, mind next

      May 26, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F

      We ended our 18k walk yesterday at Atapuerco, and due to a mix-up at the Albergue where we reserved dorm beds, we were able to get a small private room at another hostel. Lucky us! Two little beds and a little bathroom in the little town. We met up with our friend glennis from New Zealand and Cheryl and had dinner of bar pizza and wine that the only place open in town. All of the pilgrims were dining there and happily resting after a long walk through the forest and fields.

      Today we are staying in Burgos which marks the first 3rd of the Camino completed. This part is body, and the next we move into the mind as we enter the long walk across the famous mind blowing Mesetta.

      Today I took a zero kilometer day by taxi with my friend from New Zealand Glenys. We went to brunch and toured the famous cathedral museum. Trina made it to our lush hotel after her 20k walk today, and now we are going to go find a place to eat some yummy food in this big city before we head out tomorrow for a long stretch of long days with very few breaks.

      Some pilgrims choose to skip this next phase because apparently the endless fields are relentless because of the monotony and for miles and miles with no services and no shade. We are going to give it a go and have already secured our bookings across the Mesetta until Sunday. Fingers crossed there's no going back now!      Read more

    • TravelerRoadtrip Klappe II
      1
      Day 79

      Burgos

      June 18, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

      Kleiner Zwischenstop in Burgos. Hier haben wir das Museum der Evolution besucht, weil im 12 km entfernten Atapuerca noch fleißig nach unsereren Ur-Ur-....- Vorfahren gebuddelt wird, die z.T. über 1 Million Jahre auf dem Buckel haben. Die EM Runde am Abend haben wir fast verpasst, weil wir uns so im Schlamm festgefahren haben, dass nix mehr ging. Dank 3 hilfsbereiten Spaniern konnte der Caddy gerettet werden.Read more

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    • TravelerCamino Frances, part 2
      Day 1

      Burgos

      May 5, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

      Wat heerlijk om tijdens je reis naar het begin van je camino de stad Burgos weer aan te doen.
      Ik kwam daar vanochtend rond 10 uur aan met de bus en had een halve dag voordat ik de trein richting Frómista had.
      De kathedraal heb ik dit keer niet van binnen bekeken maar heb een heerlijke grote stadswandeling gemaakt. Mijn eerste tostada ibérico als ontbijt gegeten en lekker de hele stad op mijn gemak vanuit alle kanten bekeken.      Read more

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    • TravelerCamino de Santiago
      1
      Day 44

      Where to Sleep?

      September 9, 2024 in Spain ⋅ 🌙 63 °F

      That is a question I need to answer every day. There 6 kinds of Albergues (hostels) on the Camino.

      Municipal & Xunta (Galacian government) are basic hostels owned by local authority 8-10€

      Parish hostel owned by parish and ran by volunteers, often have mass, communal meals, and blessing, more relaxed, welcoming and generally donation My favorite!! I have met some neat people and made great meals. I do not mind sleeping on a mat on the floor for these experiences.

      Convent or Monastery hostel donation-15€ each are very different

      Association hostels ran by Spanish confraternities and generally well-equipped for pilgrims 10-25€

      Network hostels are private hostels owned by one person but handed over to a management group. 10-25€

      Private hostels not regulated 15-30€

      Hotels range in prices from 40-100+€ but are priceless every 3 weeks to wash ALL your laundry and sleep in on a matress.      Read more

    • Barb and AlanCamino de Santiago
      Day 124

      Burgos #1

      July 3, 2018 in Spain ⋅ 🌙 63 °F

      We arrived in Burgos today. 🙂 Remember when I said we were not going to take a rest day? Well, we changed our minds. Once we got to our hotel room, we realized how tired our bodies were. Plus, this way we get to stick with our group and spend some more time with those who are leaving to go back home...and get to see some of the amazing sites in this city that we will probably never get to see again.

      So...Both Alan and I plan on touring the inside of the cathedral tomorrow, visiting the museum, and maybe checking out the castle. All of that will happen after we sleep in a bit instead of getting up at 5 am. 🙂

      Here are a few pics and video from today      Read more

    • TravelerEl Camino de Santiago – 2024
      Day 23

      Day 21: Weather day

      October 9, 2024 in Spain ⋅ 🌬 57 °F

      A storm passed through and there were warnings about the conditions along the camino. With the help of my decision coin I decided to stay an extra day to allow the strong winds and rain to pass.

      The day turned out to be long but rewarding in its own way. Last night I happened to meet a group of friends who were visiting each other at a bar for tapas.
      Seeing they were looking for space and potentially a seat at the bar i offered my seat. They were older and I was almost done and about to leave. Conversation ensued when i was asked if i was walking the camino. (You can spot a peregrino almost 100% of the time. ) 3 had previously made the trip and the usual where are you from, where did you start, how is you camino so far, etc questions and why are you doing the camion? More conversation into the night til the bar was about to close. Lol.

      As we were leaving i asked for any recs on what to see since I am waiting out the storm. And a few were thrown out before they asked what I was doing for lunch. I said I had a reservation for lunch and asked if they would like to join me and they instead invited me to one of their homes for lunch. It went more like "cancel your reservations. You will eat lunch with us." It was like meeting familiar family friends and the warmth of the company and conversation made me feel very safe enough to accept the offer.

      And so I left with a loose agenda. That I mostly executed today.

      The mirrador/overlook of Burgos, more of the cathedral, lunch at my new friendly spainiards home, a visit to a special monastery, a surprise singing at the retable, a gift, and a dinner gathering at another home, and leaving with an invite to visit again with a bed in Burgos, Valencia, and Bilbao. Where they each hailed from and somehow managed to find their way to a bar in Burgos and extend a very warm welcome to a peregrino on the camino.

      Tomorrow i leave and we joked that I will wake up with sounds of thunder and lightning, violent winds, and torrential rains so maybe I will decide to stay another day. It was a good day and is another highlight of my time in Burgos and the camino      Read more

    • TravelerCamino de nuevo
      Day 14

      Atapureca to Burgos

      June 4, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

      Not a great nights sleep at Albergue Inpulso in Atapuerca despite it being a great place. One of our room mates snored and my pillow was one of the solid bolster types which put my neck at what feels like a right angle. But did get some sleep and were ready to leave by 7 following room mates leaving quietly but audibly earlier.
      Set off up onto the Sierra de Atapuerca - high and very cold this morning in the misty cloud.
      Hard walking on a sort of limestone pavement and then downhill to Cardenuela Riopico where I had a delicious tortilla and coffee for breakfast. On the way down heard and actually saw, briefly, a nightingale.
      Then a long slog along mainly paved surfaces into Burgos. Managed to find the ‘river route’ which is pretty well hidden initially but a much more pleasant, and in the end impressive, way of arriving in Burgos.
      On the way in met Didi (the Dutch girl we shared our meal with last night). She was desperately looking for someone who had taken her poles from the Albergue - we took her number in case we saw him!
      Burgos is a beautiful city. We celebrated our arrival with a beer (and some water - very hot by 12) in the cathedral square before trudging off to find our hotel - the Norte y Londres!
      It’s a good place - pretty central with a window out over a square with cafes and bars. May be a bit noisy tonight but worth it for the view.
      The room is now festooned with washing - I couldn’t believe how dirty some of my clothes were. And still have more to do tomorrow.
      Ate lunch at Gaia, my favourite restaurant from last year and then a drink and snacks at Curcuma Green Food (also visited last year) with Bernie, Linda and David. This was probabaly our last supper with them as they are all going on tomorrow and we are stopping for a rest day. I sort of wish I was walking tomorrow as I know I will miss it but think I also need a bit of a rest as it’s been quite full on for the last two weeks. I will miss the others tho - it’s been fun walking with them.
      Found some fab cherries and a great ice cream so my day is complete.
      And no alarm tomorrow!!      Read more

    • TravelerEl Camino de Santiago – 2024
      Day 22

      Burgos food: part 1

      October 8, 2024 in Spain ⋅ 🌬 59 °F

      Trying to remember the food and the places I ate to remember.
      En Tiempos de Maricastaña > lunch
      Steak and potatoes 🥰
      Meson Froilan > lunch
      Hot dog w aioli
      Food 🥰🥰
      Boca de lobo - dinner
      Food 🥰
      La Favorita Burgos > late lunch early dinner tapas
      Food 🙂
      EL CID Delicatessen - dessert
      Food 😐
      Café Bar La Bóveda- breakfast/brunch
      Food 🥰🥰
      Bar Los Cantos- lunch/tapas
      Food 🙂
      Service 🥰      Read more

    • Barb and AlanCamino de Santiago
      1
      Day 125

      Burgos #2

      July 4, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F

      It felt so good to sleep in a bit this morning! Our bodies needed it. We explored a little this morning by touring the Cathedral - oh my goodness! I couldn’t even begin to capture it all in pictures/video. Just looking up at the different domes was amazing, let alone the paintings, tapestries, and sculptures. It’s hard to comprehend how long it must have taken to complete the different works of art. We also got to see some fiesta celebration with a parade of the giants and big heads. They are in one of the video snippets and a picture I added here.

      This afternoon we went to the Museum of Evolution which houses some of the oldest evidence of human life on our planet- another “wow” experience. The castle didn’t make the list today, because we decided to do what the Spanish do and had a siesta. Everything pretty much closes down from 2:00 until 5:00 or later, so why not rest ourselves 🙂.
      Restaurants don’t really open up for dinner until 8:00 or later which is a schedule that we are not used to.

      I thought I would attach a picture of my Pilgrim Credential today. This is what we need to stay in the different pilgrim albergues along the way. We have to have it stamped each day, and then during the last 100 kilometers it must be stamped twice a day as proof of our journey. Cafes, churches, and other places also have stamps. Once we get to Santiago de Compostela, we will show our Pilgrim Credential and then receive a certificate of our journey. That seems like it will take forever, since we have only gone 180 miles and we still have 320 to go 😳.

      Tonight we had a goodbye dinner for four of our people who are heading back home. We are sad to see them leave 😕...such good people. But, on a happy note - I met another fellow WSU Cougar and his wife who are walking the Camino. GO COUGS!!! They had dinner with us tonight and we hope to see them along the way.

      Tomorrow, we head to Hornillos 🙂      Read more

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    Río Cardeñadijo, Rio Cardenadijo

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