Author Archives: boogkb

Where we braved Ryan air; QB got new shoes, rained upon, had dogfish, and got to enjoy a large city. Dogfish, shark if you look it up, Cazón en adobe. Train a bit too long and several changes, so flew … Continue reading →

Cool morning and a good time for a walk in the park. Last of the attractions in this town. Santiago is the cathedral and related items, as well as food – percepes – and other stuff more to our liking. … Continue reading →

At noon we went to a Pilgrim mass. Outstanding in many ways. Multiple languages, great pageantry, fabulous singing and music. Very well attended. Pilgrims identifiable by their footgear/injuries. Link following contains two videos of the singing and organ from the … Continue reading →

Where travel booking, shoe shopping, and a very large store is encountered. After a fine breakfast, smoked salmon on the buffet!, started the process of getting a plane to Valencia (train too many changes), a train to Barcelona, and a … Continue reading →

Where it is no longer BSVDLP as we are done sacking and are now touristing; where a train ride was easy after a late hotel departure. Train started out at 150 mph. Slowed down for each of six stops, so … Continue reading →

Where a stork in a nest is spotted, a museum of very old stuff visited, a tea room closed, and planning revealed. Rare sighting of a stork in a nest. Went back to the Museo of Zamora so QB and … Continue reading →

A clear cold morning, a fine walk and a discovery of sorts. First the discovery. In an earlier post after seeing wall paintings survive in a 12th century cathedral (cathedral viaja) I posed a question: what was the binding agent … Continue reading →

Nice cool clear morning. QB still not recovered. Legs and feet. Walking and touristing to a minimum today. Main items: Cathedral with it’s fantastic tapestries, each telling a mythological story Castle with Roman artifacts Exposition center with artifacts Poor lunch … Continue reading →

We have bagged the walking. No helicopter arrival as promised so we are making alternative plans. It has been a good but hard trip and considering the injuries, the cold mountain terrain not ideal for injured parts, as well as … Continue reading →

Really to an old converted castle (1227): Castillo de Buen Amor located 11 km off the route, nearest town Calzada de Valdunciel Cold morning with a cold wind that got colder as the day progressed. We finished the walk just … Continue reading →