A late afternoon stroll back to the Obradoiro Plaza for an honest, most genuine, really-feeling-good mug shot in front of the Cathedral, a garden scene we’d see...

A Room with THE View

Posted in: Architecture, El Camino de Santiago, Landscape, Photography, Plants, Religious, Scenic, Spain, Travel | September 8, 2019 at 3:23 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Lucky us! It doesn’t get much better than this – these spectacular views from our hotel, the Pazos Alba! Various angles, views and scenes of this magnificent...

Santiago de Compostela Cathedral

Posted in: Architecture, El Camino de Santiago, Landscape, Outdoors, Photography, Religious, Scenic, Spain, Travel | September 8, 2019 at 3:07 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Located in the region of Galicia, in the northwest of Spain, the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral is one of the most important religious structures in the whole...

A Rúa to Santiago, 21 km

Posted in: Animal Kingdom, Architecture, El Camino de Santiago, Friends, Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Plants, Religious, Scenic, Spain, Travel | August 31, 2019 at 8:24 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Our final 13 miles!!! Leaving A Rúa through more countryside and wooded trails. We’d be passing through the hamlets of O Pino, O Pedrouzo, Amenal, San Paio,...

Arzúa to A Rúa, Spain

Posted in: Architecture, Botany, El Camino de Santiago, Flowers, Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Pet Photography, Photography, Plants, Religious, Scenic, Spain, Travel | August 23, 2019 at 9:35 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Only two more days of hiking, this leg being the second to last of our journey on El Camino de Santiago – 17.5 km, or about 11...

Sepia-Toned Infrared Images

Posted in: Architecture, Black and White Photography, Commercial, Creative, El Camino de Santiago, Infrared Photography, Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Photo Retouching, Photography, Plants, Religious, Scenic, Spain, Travel | August 13, 2019 at 3:13 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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… simply because I had a lot of time to hobble around with only the infrared camera and no backpack (being wounded had its slight advantages). Casa...

Casa Brandariz, Arzúa, Spain

Posted in: Architecture, Botany, Colors, Dogs, El Camino de Santiago, Flowers, Indoors, Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Pet Photography, Photography, Plants, Religious, Scenic, Spain, Travel | August 10, 2019 at 9:10 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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While Nancy continued her hike, when I arrived at our lodging, I noticed immediately that we were in for a very special treat. Once checked in and...

Temporarily Parting Ways in Melide

Posted in: Architecture, Botany, El Camino de Santiago, Landscape, Nature, Oil Painting, Outdoors, Pet Photography, Photography, Plants, Scenic, Spain, Travel | August 4, 2019 at 9:50 am , by Laurie Merritt

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Nancy and I parted ways in Melide, Spain. My foot couldn’t take it any longer, so with still 4-5 miles to go, I took a taxi to...

El Rio Furelos, Spain

Posted in: Botany, El Camino de Santiago, Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Plants, Scenic, Spain, Travel | August 4, 2019 at 9:31 am , by Laurie Merritt

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Scenic Furelos, Spain

Posted in: Architecture, El Camino de Santiago, Landscape, Outdoors, Photography, Plants, Scenic, Spain, Travel | August 3, 2019 at 3:20 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Classic Furelos Image

Posted in: Architecture, El Camino de Santiago, Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Scenic, Spain, Travel | August 3, 2019 at 2:57 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Probably one of the most often-shot scenes by pilgrims entering the medieval village of Furelos: having exited a wooded section of the Camino trail just around a...