As I reach the final 7 km walk towards Compostela, you run across the famous statues as a tribute to the “Peregrinos” or “Pilgrims”. At this point, you begin to see the towers of Compostela Cathedral towards the horizon. My final walk continues on for another 7 km until I reach the Cathedral, where the… Continue reading 05 Oct 2018 Fri – “Final Stop – SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA”
After breakfast at Hotel “Carlos 96” in Melide, our ride takes us to our starting point of our next 8 km walk at 9:30 am in a small town of O Pedrouzo at a place called “Pension Casa da Fonte”. From here, the 8 km walk traversed through more farm land and cow pastures until… Continue reading 04 Oct 2018 Thu – “15 Kilometers to Compostela”
The 8 km walk on Wednesday, Oct 3, started from Hotel Alfonso in Sarria immediately after breakfast at 10:00 am. I was not prepared for a sudden cold weather that morning at 45 deg F (7 deg C). I was wearing short sleeve shirt but I figured that if I exert a little effort, I… Continue reading 03 Oct 2018 Wed – “More Roman Ruins by Portamarin River” and “Pulpo a la Gallega”
Although the Iron Cross I mentioned earlier is the highest point in Spain in the Camino Frances trail, the steepest climb belongs to the next 8 km walk today from Cebreiro to “Alto do Poio” at the section covering the last 3 km of the walk. The distance between the previous final destination of Villafranca… Continue reading 02 Oct 2018 Tue – ”Steepest Climb on the next 8 km walk”
After the 8 km walk to the Iron Cross, accommodations were arranged for that evening in the town of Ponferrada. It was an ideal site since the hotel sits in the heart of the old town of Ponferrada. Just mere a 50 meters from the hotel is an old Templar castle which sits parallel to… Continue reading 01 Oct 2018 – ”Old Templar Castle and Undulating Hills of Grapes of Ponferrada”
I started my very 1st Camino walking experience at 2:00 pm today on the Camino Frances Trail starting from Rabanal and ending on the famous Iron Cross at 4:40 pm. Rabanal is 8 km (~5 miles) east of the famous Iron Cross and is at an elevation of 1,150 meters (3,800 ft). The Iron Cross… Continue reading 30 Sep 2018 – “Day 1 – My very 1st 8 km (5 miles) walk on the Camino Frances Trail”
Leon, on a regular Saturday, is even more spectacular. It is like the fairgrounds. … like the entire city all congregated into the main plaza area. The attached link shows some photos and videos of Leon. Leon on a Saturday
Upon reaching Madrid at 8:35 am, Friday morning, the next challenge was to locate the Renfe (train) vending machine that will issue a complimentary shuttle train ticket called “Combinado Cercanias” that will take you from Madrid Barajas airport to the main train terminal at Chamartin. This machine can be found only in terminal 4 of… Continue reading 28 Sep 2018 – “First Day in Madrid and in Leon”
27 Sep 2018 – “Flight from Houston to Madrid” Day of the Flight from Houston to Madrid, I left Houston on Delta airline flight at around 11:00 am and arrived at the Atlanta, Georgia airport at approximately 2:00 pm. It was a 3 hour wait until my final flight straight to Madrid. I brought my… Continue reading 27 Sep 2018 – “Flight from Houston to Madrid”
Day before my flight, I printed all the reservations for the trip, i.e. – hotel vouchers, train tickets, airline boarding passes, and laid out all the items to bring and cram into one backpack. Got a tip from my daughter Terese to roll my clothes like sausages and store them in separate groups of compartmentalized… Continue reading 26 Sep 2018 – “Day before the Flight to Madrid”
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