Walking the Camino de Santiago
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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As I mentioned last time, central Belorado is covered in colourful murals, many dedicated to the Camino. This one depicts part of the road through the modern village, walked by either a medieval pilgrim or by Santiago himself – you decide. I’ll post one more mural photo tomorrow, and then it’s back on the road! Date: 11 April 2013Place: Belorado […]
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Belorado is a charming town, and the Camino route is graced with several murals on what would otherwise be brick and stone enclosure walls. Eamon, Viola, and I pause for a moment to look at one of them. What historical event this is meant to evoke, I’ve no idea, but the part just out of view on the left includes […]
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The bell tower of the Iglesia de Santa María La Mayor is surmounted by several stork nests, and here in the spring the birds themselves are flying all over the town. The church itself was originally a medieval castle chapel, and it was substantially rebuilt in the 16th and 20th centuries. Sadly, it was not open when we passed through. […]
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Day ten dawns, and Eamon, Viola, and I get walking! Here we are actually in the town of Belorado, after having stayed the night in an albergue just outside town. We all felt much better after a good night’s rest, and in my case cold meds and three boxes of orange juice. We’re looking for a place for breakfast, but […]
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This was the last photo I took that day. I was miserably ill and missing Francine. All attempts to contact her failed due to having basically zero signal strength. Viola gave me something for my cold, which helped tremendously. Tomorrow was a much better day all around. This photo will feature as the cover of the upcoming issue of La […]
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