Walking the Camino de Santiago
Just after we left the village of Villambistia, one of my fellow pilgrims snapped this photo of me. You can see the village in the background. I’m scruffy, wearing my sunglasses (a rarity), and my hat is in “windy” configuration. It was a beautiful morning, chilly but sunny. Date: 11 April 2013Place: just past Villambistia (Province of Burgos, Castilla y […]
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In the courtyard of the little Iglesia de San Esteban in Villambistia is a fountain that, if local legend is to be believed, is a mystic fountain. It requires only that you dunk your head, and it will cure you of your fatigue and exhaustion. While this ordinary refreshment might be true of any fountain, the locals are quite insistent […]
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As we walked through the sunny (if breezy) Meseta, a rainbow broke out over the village of Villambistia as we approached. We took this as a good omen. In our case, this is also brief stopping point, as we take a couple of days off from the Camino Photo of the Day for Christmas. Happy Christmas to all! Date: 11 […]
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As the Camino leaves the village of Tosantos, across the river you can see a stone structure built into the bluff. This is the Ermita Virgen de la Peña – the hermitage of the Virgin of the Cliff. Legend has it that an 8th century statue of Virgin and Child was hidden under a bell in a cave here during […]
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Finally, we found a place for breakfast. The “Kas” advertised by the sign over the bar’s entrance is soda. Today, I tried it for the first time, drinking some orange Kas to go with the boxes of orange juice already consumed. Thanks to all of the citrus – not to mention Viola’s cold medicine! – I was feeling much better […]
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Once more, we’re out into the Meseta. It’s nine o’clock in the morning and overcast. We’re still hunting for breakfast, which we hope to obtain in the next village, only about a kilometer away now. Date: 11 April 2013Place: leaving Belorado (Province of Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain)Today started: somewhere just before Belorado (Province of Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain)
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This little footbridge runs next to the larger bridge bearing the N-120 highway over the Río Tirón. Viola is far ahead of Eamon here, and I’m trailing. Probably because I was trying to get this photo. We have now left the sprawling town of Belorado. Somehow, we still haven’t managed to get breakfast. Well, the next town is only an […]
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While I’ve posted photos like this before (though I can’t for the life of me find the links at the moment), this is certainly one of my favourites. This short section of wall very much captures the “make do” spirit of Spain, and the combination of textures is simply lovely. I suppose that’s why I’m posting this image on my […]
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The whimsical and colourful houses and shops along the Calle Miguel de Cervantes in Belorado offer proper homage to their namesake. As I remember, much of the town was painted in cheerful, almost Disney-esque, colours. There are many towns in Spain that have streets named after literary or artistic figures, and I wonder now that there are so few that […]
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This is the third and last Belorado mural photo I’m posting. Here’s Eamon the pilgrim taking a photo of a stereotypical medieval pilgrim (or perhaps Santiago himself) surrounded by the emblems and symbols of the Camino. In the shadows, a third weary pilgrim walks under the stars. Date: 11 April 2013Place: Belorado (Province of Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain)Today started: […]
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