The Cathedral of Santa Maria, Burgos Because I was not walking today, I was able to lie in. So I didn't get up until almost 10.00, which felt deliciously lazy. This is a particularly unpleasant cold, and I still felt wretched. Anyway, I sallied forth, and got on a tourist train. Burgos Tourist Train. There …
Camino Stage 7: Day 6 – Tosantos to Burgos
I'm beginning this evening with a book recommendation; Hartmut Rosa's "The Uncontrollability of the World". It is a work of social theory, so not a light read, but Rosa looks at the way the modern world, the world we all inescapably inhabit, is driven by forces which express “modernity’s incessant desire to make the world …
Camino Stage 7: Day 5 – Santo Domingo de la Calzada to Tosantos
I had a very unsatisfactory night. I thought I was tired enough to sleep and sleep, but it would not come. Then I realized that I had a splendid sore throat and quantities of mucus that made breathing difficult. Add to that the person in the next room who came in at 03.45 and made …
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Camino Stage 7: Day 4 – Nájera to Santo Domingo de la Calzada
The day was cool and overcast, but six degrees is a lot better than three, and there was no wind. I left by eight, and thought I'd have breakfast on the way. The road wound sharply up through pine trees as we left Nájera behind. Again, once through the forest, the landscape was dominated by …
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Camino Stage 7: Day 3 – Navarrete to Nájera
It was very cold this morning; 3 degrees and a stiff breeze. I had a small breakfast in the excellent albergue, and set off at 08:20. My way took me through the centre of the small town, and I called in to the parish church. The richness of the decoration dates from a period when …
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Camino Stage 7: Day 2 – Barcelona to Navarrete
It was not a restful night. The young German woman in the bed below me had a dry cough which came out in bursts every ten minutes or so, just as I was nodding off. Add to this the interruption at 1.40am, when the door opened and the main light was switched on and the …
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