Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Back from France
We have returned from our wonderful 30-day pilgrimage in France on the Chemin de Saint Jacques. And we are recovering from our more than 30 hour flight from Toulouse to Richmond.
Last year we trekked in Spain from Leon to Santiago de Compostela, the end of the 1200 mile pilgrim route. This year we began at Le Puy-en-Velay, France, one of the medieval starting points for the Chemin.
We enjoyed meeting pilgrims from all over, the delicious cheese and pastries, the bible stories in stone on the medieval cathedrals, tiny, quaint villages, Roman ruins, painted churches, fields of flowers, cute little cars, and much much more. A very special memory is the kindness shown to us on a number of occasions by the French people.
We took over 1000 photos. I have created a slide show with sixty of them for those of you that are interested. The pictures give a sample of the riches we experienced on the Chemin.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27952030@N07/show/
Last year we trekked in Spain from Leon to Santiago de Compostela, the end of the 1200 mile pilgrim route. This year we began at Le Puy-en-Velay, France, one of the medieval starting points for the Chemin.
We enjoyed meeting pilgrims from all over, the delicious cheese and pastries, the bible stories in stone on the medieval cathedrals, tiny, quaint villages, Roman ruins, painted churches, fields of flowers, cute little cars, and much much more. A very special memory is the kindness shown to us on a number of occasions by the French people.
We took over 1000 photos. I have created a slide show with sixty of them for those of you that are interested. The pictures give a sample of the riches we experienced on the Chemin.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27952030@N07/show/
Friday, June 06, 2008
Walking the Chemin de Saint Jacques
My husband and I are spending a month in France walking with backpacks along a 1200 year old pilgrim route.
Last year we did the end of the route in Spain, walking to Compostela. This year we have started at Le Puy, France, an historic starting place for pilgrims.
France is very beautiful, but we are having much rain which makes walking difficult.
Today we are visiting the historic city of Cahors.
Last year we did the end of the route in Spain, walking to Compostela. This year we have started at Le Puy, France, an historic starting place for pilgrims.
France is very beautiful, but we are having much rain which makes walking difficult.
Today we are visiting the historic city of Cahors.
