{"id":83970,"date":"2014-04-20T11:17:42","date_gmt":"2014-04-20T18:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/one-year-ago-a-bus-a-bridge-and-lavender-fields\/"},"modified":"2014-04-30T09:43:28","modified_gmt":"2014-04-30T16:43:28","slug":"one-year-ago-a-bus-a-bridge-and-lavender-fields","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/one-year-ago-a-bus-a-bridge-and-lavender-fields\/","title":{"rendered":"One Year Ago: a Bus, a Bridge, and Lavender Fields"},"content":{"rendered":"

(from my journal)<\/p>\n

Astorga
\n2<\/span>0 April<\/p>\n

Breakfasted in the Benedictine hotel with Francine. We walked to the bus station – maybe 1.5 km – and caught the 9:30 bus to Hospital de \u00d3rbigo. Walked across town to Puente de \u00d3rbigo and walked across (and back across) the astonishing medieval bridge there.<\/p>\n

\"Saint<\/a><\/p>\n

Saint Benedict, Pray for Us!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"My<\/a><\/p>\n

My late, lamented hiking shoes. They got me through my training and as far as Le\u00f3n before giving up the ghost. Francine brought my backup pair with her and I swapped out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Walking<\/a><\/p>\n

Walking to the Le\u00f3n Bus Station<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

A Blue Door in Hospital de \u00d3rbigo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Puente<\/a><\/p>\n

Puente de \u00d3rbigo: Legend of the Knight<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Francine<\/a><\/p>\n

Francine on the Puente de \u00d3rbigo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Puente<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Puente<\/a><\/p>\n

Took caf\u00e9 con leche (second breakfast!) at the bridge, and then to the Camino!<\/p>\n

\"Second<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Iglesia<\/a><\/p>\n

Iglesia de San Juan Bautista in Hospital de \u00d3rbigo: Francine’s first Spanish Church<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Iglesia<\/a><\/p>\n

Iglesia de San Juan Bautista in Hospital de \u00d3rbigo: Francine’s first Spanish Church<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Met up with a delightful couple from Indianapolis, Smith and Tara. Walked with them on and off through the day, and they’re sharing our room at the municipal albergue in Astorga. <\/p>\n

A fairly easy walk, and a good introduction to the Camino for Francine, I think.<\/p>\n

\n

Terrain began as flat(ish) farmland, and gradually became hilly farmland and then vineyards. The hills got larger, and we walked through olive groves, then forests and lavender fields. Then, Astorga!<\/p>\n

\"Hospital<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Villares<\/a><\/p>\n

Villares de \u00d3rbigo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"9038508930_7d337fc679_b\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"9036288333_257fba2d28_b\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Lunch!\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Lunch!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Our<\/a><\/p>\n

Our Lunch Spot… possibly in Villares de \u00d3rbigo, or possibly in Santiba\u00f1ez de Valdeiglesias.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Tara<\/a><\/p>\n

Tara and Smith<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Francine<\/a><\/p>\n

Francine and Thom<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"9038520492_82a34ecd00_b\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Second<\/a><\/p>\n

Second Lunch?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"9036306615_66df2e9780_b\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"9036314657_a0687df033_b\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"9036315835_ba7c5da1ea_b\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Astorga!\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Astorga!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Astorga,<\/a><\/p>\n

Astorga, the View from the Top<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"If<\/a><\/p>\n

If Gaudi built a Castle…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Bishop's<\/a><\/p>\n

All the day 19<\/a> photos!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(from my journal) Astorga 20 April Breakfasted in the Benedictine hotel with Francine. We walked to the bus station – maybe 1.5 km – and caught the 9:30 bus to Hospital de \u00d3rbigo. Walked across town to Puente de \u00d3rbigo and walked across (and back across) the astonishing medieval bridge there. Saint Benedict, Pray for Us! My late, lamented hiking […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-camino"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1aGBK-lQm","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":60566,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/francine-takes-a-walk\/","url_meta":{"origin":83970,"position":0},"title":"Francine Takes a Walk","author":"Thom","date":"22 April 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"20 April 2013 After breakfasting in the Benedictine hotel, we walked to the bus station \u2013 maybe 1.5 km \u2013 and caught the 9:30 bus to Hospital de Orbigo. 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