Tag Archives: pilgrims

Dimming of the Day

Posted in: Architecture, Commercial, Creative, El Camino de Santiago, Flowers, Friends, Landscape, Nature, Photography, Plants, Religious, Scenic, Travel | September 8, 2019 at 9:10 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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...

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The Cathedral’s Just Around the Corner!

Posted in: Architecture, Dogs, El Camino de Santiago, Friends, Outdoors, Photography, Puppy, Religious, Scenic, Spain, Travel | September 7, 2019 at 9:18 am , by Laurie Merritt

Do you ever just want to get there? Do you ever get the feeling that the closer you get, you’re farther away? Can you see your final...

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To Oz? …. To Oz!!

Posted in: Botany, El Camino de Santiago, Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Plants, Scenic, Spain, Travel | July 21, 2019 at 9:49 pm , by Laurie Merritt

Through this beautiful covered corridor of woods on an old route from San Xulián do Camino to Ponte Campaña. Historical note: Ponte Campaña was the setting for...

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Gray, Misty, Damp, Foggy Morning

Posted in: Architecture, Botany, El Camino de Santiago, Friends, Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Scenic, Spain, Travel | June 25, 2019 at 8:05 am , by Laurie Merritt

A fairly dark start to the day; still, so very exciting and exhilarating!...

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Leaving the Most Popular Camino Starting Point

Posted in: Botany, El Camino de Santiago, Friends, Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Plants, Scenic, Spain, Travel | May 13, 2019 at 6:09 pm , by Laurie Merritt

A foggy, misty morning, and yet we COULD see the forest through the trees! Very large, thick, old oaks and lush green everywhere (as always). Sarria is...

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Buen Camino, Street Pilgrims!

Posted in: El Camino de Santiago, Outdoors, Photography, Scenic, Spain, Travel | May 12, 2019 at 9:20 pm , by Laurie Merritt

S’long, streets of Sarria! Onward…...

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Buen Camino!!

Posted in: Botany, El Camino de Santiago, Flowers, Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Plants, Scenic, Spain, Travel | January 15, 2019 at 8:46 pm , by Laurie Merritt

Getting pretty hot and dry and thirsty, but the trail never disappoints… well no, I digress for a moment… once in awhile we’d come upon a water...

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Breakfast of Champions! Cheers!

Posted in: Architecture, El Camino de Santiago, Friends, Outdoors, Photography, Scenic, Spain, Travel | December 4, 2018 at 10:09 am , by Laurie Merritt

“There is one thing which gives radiance to everything. It is the idea of something around the corner” – G.K. Chesterson Several Camino symbols on the wall...

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Estella, Part 2 – street scenes at La Plaza de San Martín

Posted in: Architecture, El Camino de Santiago, Outdoors, Photography, Scenic, Spain, Travel | November 27, 2018 at 5:46 pm , by Laurie Merritt

Some background – Estella-Lizarra lies on both banks of the Ega River and is known as the “capital of Navarre’s Romanesque art”, thanks to the rich architectural...

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Simply Charming

Posted in: Architecture, El Camino de Santiago, Flowers, Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Plants, Scenic, Spain, Travel | November 8, 2018 at 6:27 pm , by Laurie Merritt

One of my favorite “just passing through” towns, Cirauqui is a small hilltop town (a typical medieval layout throughout Europe) that spreads around the Iglesia de San...

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Cirauqui, Spain

Posted in: Black and White Photography, Colors, Commercial, Creative, El Camino de Santiago, Infrared Photography, Landscape, Outdoors, Photography, Scenic, Spain, Travel | November 6, 2018 at 9:30 pm , by Laurie Merritt

Only 3km from Mañeru to this hilltop village. Fortunately, the ominous-looking clouds stayed out of our way. Another one of the few times I unloaded the infrared...

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Morning Departure from Puente de la Reina

Posted in: Architecture, Black and White Photography, El Camino de Santiago, Landscape, Outdoors, Photography, Plants, Scenic, Spain, Travel | October 30, 2018 at 10:19 pm , by Laurie Merritt

Our next day took us from Puente de la Reina to Estella, Spain – 22km. A somewhat early start this already-bright, blue-skied morning. Along with other fellow...

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