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Dee sent us this bit from Wikipedia

Ultreia (from Latin ultra -beyond-and eia -interjection to move ") is a greeting between Pilgrims Way to Santiago. It also serves to encourage each other in their journeys on foot (or horse or bicycle) on the road to Santiago. Comes to mean "We go beyond," "Go forward", "Hurry up, keep going" (to Santiago de Compostela).

This salute was taken from St. James Calixtinus Codex. It appears the phrase "Et His Ultre ia eia! Deus adjuva us!" ("Let's go further and higher! God help us!").

It seems that once greeted pilgrims saying "Ultreia, suseia, Santiago" ("Courage, that beyond, above, is Santiago"). It was suggested that when a pilgrim saying hello to another "Ultreia" ("We go beyond) the other would respond with "Et suseia" ("And we go up").

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An alternative and apparently common current greeting – especially in Spain is "Buen Camino!".

Visiting Le Puy-en-Velay is like going on a treasure hunt: the extraorinary chapel dedicated to Saint-Michael  at Aiguilhe, the cathedral (classed world heritage by UNESCO) and its 12th century cloisters, the religious art museum, the Corneille rock and the statue of Notre Dame de France, all await to be discovered.

The whole area of the upper town is included in the protected heritage sector of 35 hectares where architectural elements of ancient homes are preserved: turrets, sculpted doorways and mullioned windows.  Source wikipedia

  

After excellent breakfast, very similar to the ones we had in Germany, in Bourges we headed for the famous cathedral to see it in the day light and its famous windows.   Cathedral windows were often even more expensive than the mason work.  

Le Puy is well known for its green lentils.  We say none to eat but they are in the stores.  Also save a brown brick – not yet tested – in the patisserie.  Called pave´  On tomorrows plan as well as the big cathedral here.

Dinner is pictured with both a fruit de mer choucroute and dorade plate.

Accommodations :   modern two star, few amenities, clean, difficult layout if one has baggage for months – winding staircase.  

No working internet connection this evening so this will be sent when it can be sent.