“Stand at the crossroads and look;
ask for the ancient paths,
ask where the good way is, and walk in it,
and you will find rest for your souls.”
–Jeremiah 6:16 (NIV)
It is difficult typing on this tablet so there is going to be a lot less text as a result! I left Sarria this morning after spending the night sharing a room with 3 Canadians--two French-speaking, the third English speaking.
Sarria has been inhabited for many thousands of
years both by the Celts and the Romans but the town was founded at the end of
the 12th century by Alfonso IX, the last king of León and he named the village
Vilanova de Sarria. This is obvious from many of the street names, etc.
Sarria is the busy starting point for many pilgrims intent on doing the minimum 100 kilometre Camino to Santiago. I have run into those traveling from Germany, France, the US, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, and, of course, Spain so far. To many Spaniards, Galicia is a foreign country as the speak Galician here, which resembles Portuguese!
Now from yesterday, the Convent of La Magdalena was founded as a pilgrim's hospital in the 13th century according to my guidebook. Actually I was told yesterday that it was built onto an earlier 12th century structure, visible in the photo from yesterday of the blocked in doorway with the Magdalena above it. The gentleman I talked to told me it was dedicated to her because of the legend of the 2 Marys, Martha and Lazarus arriving by boat to Marseille. I'm not sure I understand the connection, but then we were speaking in French...The Capilla de San Lazaro is the only remaining part of the 18th century Hospital de San Lazaro, a leper hospital intended for those pilgrims with contagious diseases en route to Santiago in hope of a cure.
At the village of Brea the 100 km marker is located. As you can see I've paid significant attention to markers! Someone appears to have effaced one marker to turn it into the ever important 100 kilometer one...
I've also included pictures of the varied terrain so far--asphalt, dirt, gravel and sand, dirt, gravel and sand covering the old Roman road, old Roman road stones),etc.
The countryside is, of course, lovely, and quite hilly
There is also a saying among modern-day pilgrims that "the camino provides." I'm not sure what is meant by that, but here a some pictures of some possible examples above...
Sorry the pictures are out of sync, but this tablet has its limitations...
Now from yesterday, the Convent of La Magdalena was founded as a pilgrim's hospital in the 13th century according to my guidebook. Actually I was told yesterday that it was built onto an earlier 12th century structure, visible in the photo from yesterday of the blocked in doorway with the Magdalena above it. The gentleman I talked to told me it was dedicated to her because of the legend of the 2 Marys, Martha and Lazarus arriving by boat to Marseille. I'm not sure I understand the connection, but then we were speaking in French...The Capilla de San Lazaro is the only remaining part of the 18th century Hospital de San Lazaro, a leper hospital intended for those pilgrims with contagious diseases en route to Santiago in hope of a cure.
At the village of Brea the 100 km marker is located. As you can see I've paid significant attention to markers! Someone appears to have effaced one marker to turn it into the ever important 100 kilometer one...
I've also included pictures of the varied terrain so far--asphalt, dirt, gravel and sand, dirt, gravel and sand covering the old Roman road, old Roman road stones),etc.
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| road-side self-serve table |
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| bench |
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| apples and berries along the eay |
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| bench |
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| Norwegian woman feeding apples to horses |
The countryside is, of course, lovely, and quite hilly
There is also a saying among modern-day pilgrims that "the camino provides." I'm not sure what is meant by that, but here a some pictures of some possible examples above...
Sorry the pictures are out of sync, but this tablet has its limitations...
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