The bus terminal is 2k away from the centre of town so we actually did get to walk into Santiago and arrive at the cathedral on foot. We hung out gazing at the huge baroque facade for a bit and then I went to look for a hotel since my negligible Spanish was the best [...]
Archive for June, 2010
Santiago de Compostela
Posted in Camino 2010 on June 30, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Cruz de Ferro to Ponferrada
Posted in Camino 2010, Dad on June 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
After my last post we were served a wonderful dinner of prawns and pasta in Foncebadon and had a wonderful evening with many pilgrims in this tiny misty village near the mountain top. The chef was in a snit because more people sat down to dinner than had paid for the meal. A young woman [...]
… and now Spain
Posted in Camino 2010 on June 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »
We´ve made it to Spain and have been spending all our time adjusting to the new language and customs and now we are high up in the mountains in Foncebadon at an overcrowded albergue …. sleeping on mats on the floor in the yoga room off the barnyard with the goats and donkey and chickens: [...]
Toulouse and Carbonne
Posted in Camino 2010 on June 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
We arrived in Toulouse in one piece more or less and spent a night in the same hotel as one week ago. This time we had a view of the spire of St Sernin the amazing romanesque cathedral, another pilgrimage church on the Arles route through southern France. It’s very nice to gaze at at [...]
