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Busca St. Private D’Allier
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Busca St. Private D'Allier |
August 19 Mostly warm sunny and humid with patches of rain
Long and hard first day for the QB – some very steep descents on very rocky roads. Lots of climbing for both of us.
Two groups with burros or donkeys encountered A number of nice people; easy to get conversations in multiple languages The downside, always a downside in France, is the constant smoking both outside and inside of bars. Bars are often the only place to take a liquid break in the very small towns of 200 or so people.
When we got to this farm gîte ( they picked us up as they were another almost five miles out of town and after 15 miles today QB had enough. Let him pick me up too as it just started to do a downpour.
The innkeeper speaks several languages but used an interesting idiom " je parle anglais comme une vache español" I speak english like a spanish cow. Loved it!
They run an inn with 4 rooms. Are both professional sheep shearers. Raise and eat the chickens and eggs. Raise and eat the rabbits. Butcher a 200 kilo pig each year. Grow their own vegetables. Dinner had their bacon and veggies. Lamb dish was a trade for the shearing.
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BUSCA Le Puy 2
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BUSCA Le Puy 2 |
Aug 17 Sunny
A day of chores (boring items: bike repair, mailing SIM to Bobby [ many thanks to Bob the other Sim is working very well], electronic adaptor, maps ) and some good site seeing.
The highlights were the pave´, pictured. A local speciality referring of course to the cobbled streets of this old city. Ganache, hemmed in by meringue and enrobed in chocolate. Instant diabetic disaster.
Notre Dame of Le Puy. Gothic cathedral, UNESCO of course, sited on a big hill to make the entry way appear even bigger. Inside one finds a black virgin. African origin? Working in the sun? Evil or sinful? One finds many interpretations
Many lentils. Too many according to the QB. I like them.
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Busca. Le Puy 3
Sharon, if you are gonna be doing serious pilgrim all day then you mustn't
skip the terrine! Terrine is designed to give you all of the vitamins and
minerals necessary for a successful pilgrimage. It will help you build that
cut 6 pack you are gonna have any day now.
Everyone knows this.
-Bob
On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 7:46 PM, wrote:
> August 18. Cloudy
>
> A day of final preparations and packing.
> Time to figure out the actual route and mark on maps. Also sites to see and
> places to eat.
>
> Ann, from Brisbane may become an occasional walking companion. Retired,
> alone, going the full length at a similar pace. Interesting and easy to
> speak with. Planning stops day to day.
>
> Small market with prize winning artisanal sausage. A shout out to Herb. Tea
> at shop in Place Plot. Dinner was veal and bulgar wheat with lentils and
> cheese plate at local restaurant. Also gazpacho with jambon cru.
> Unfortunately had to skip the terrine. Dessert photo attached.
>
> Reverted to BB as previous blog blocked by net access.
>
>
>
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Busca. Le Puy 3
August 18. Cloudy
A day of final preparations and packing.
Time to figure out the actual route and mark on maps. Also sites to see and places to eat.
Ann, from Brisbane may become an occasional walking companion. Retired, alone, going the full length at a similar pace. Interesting and easy to speak with. Planning stops day to day.
Small market with prize winning artisanal sausage. A shout out to Herb. Tea at shop in Place Plot. Dinner was veal and bulgar wheat with lentils and cheese plate at local restaurant. Also gazpacho with jambon cru. Unfortunately had to skip the terrine. Dessert photo attached.
Reverted to BB as previous blog blocked by net access.
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Busca Le Puy en Velay
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Busca Le Puy en Velay |
August 16 cloudy
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.
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Busca Le Puy en Velay
From Evernote:
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Busca Le Puy en Velay |
August 16 cloudy
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").
——-
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.
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Busca Bourges
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Busca Bourges |
15 August
Bourges Rain Best Western Hotel
One original start of the Pilgrimage was Paris; from Tour St. Jacques. Bobby sent us the photo below as he commenced the short version of his similar adventure.
From Paris to Bourges by car. Deviation on barely single lane road out of Paris to reach the Autoroute. Naturally a detour for construction but the hotel sent us a map (see below).
The old part of the city is "en lumiere" summer festival. The Gothic Cathedral of Saint Etienne, begun at the end of the twelfth century, is listed as a World Heritage Site. It is considered the earliest example of the high gothic style of the thirteenth century. No parking, like NYC.
Bourges served as the capital of France during the Hundred Year War, and the castles that were built to stop the British from advancing are a key element of the war.
See photos for first Assiete d'Auvergne and first (sort-of) bakery.
Photo from Paris start of the Pilgramage
14 August
PreFrance Orientation
1. Hotel in Bourges (first stop) warned us of a "deviation" entering town. Failed to give actual instructions how to avoid it and find the hotel.
2. While waiting for super efficient (not!) echeckin line at Air France, and watching the slow non checked in line zip through, we were approached by a staff person who asked us something in English. When we failed to reply satisfactorily she switched to French. We failed at that too so she left us alone.
3. On flight to Paris, flight attendant asked Jeff if he wanted the poisson. Jeff replied "vin rouge." Attendant asked (louder), if he wished the poisson. Jeff replied (louder) "vin rouge." He got the fish. When they distributed the vin rouge, interestingly, my bottle was labeled "Rhone appellation" while Jeff's was labeled merely "vin d'oc."
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BUSCA Palo Alto
Greetings from Palo Alto,
Yes, another adventure.
A hearty "bonjour, hola, hello" to our long time virtual fellow
travelers. We believe you will not be disappointed in this adventure.
This trip was originally to be: Boogs Sack Medieval Europe – BSME; our
usual
naming schema.
A more appropriate full title, BUSCA, emerged as we notice the large
number of Unesco sites we wouldl be encountering.
Busca in Spanish means quest.
Boogs Unesco Sacking Camino Adventure
Boogs l'Unesco sac Camino aventure
Boogs unesco saco camino aventura
For those who are new to this blog and wish to see some of the
earlier Sackings you may go to http://www.boogs.net There you will find
links to Sacks of the past as well as pictures posted to Flickr.
We expect to use the same protocol bandwidth permitting. Post a
daily Blog with one or a few pictures. Periodically, often, back up
the camera pictures to Flickr – referred to photos on the link above.
The most current pictures will be at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/boogskbqb/ or in a folder on the right
hand side.
As to "the Quest" —- an adventure on the Camino de Santiago.
In the middle ages there were three main pilgrimage routes. Jerusalem,
Rome and Santiago. Many crawled or carried heavy weights. Many/Most
left final will when departing. Ours will be a far easier but
sufficiently challenging quest.
We fly to Paris, get to Bourges and enjoy the son et lumiere.
Then to Le Puy en Velay ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Puy-en-Velay
) where the pilgrimage-adventure begins.
Sharon will walk to Santiago (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_de_Compostela ). I will come
along but go by bike, hopefully doing side-trips when not crossing
mountains.
Stats for those so inclined:
Walking about 1000 miles. Average of 12.4 miles per day on those
days walking. Rest and exploration days in the larger towns and cities
will naturally extend the travels. After a foot soaking in Santiago
we are off to Madrid and Barcelona where we meet up with close
friends Michele and George. Finally to a London for the rite of
passage, a wedding, of the son of other close friends, Yasmin and
Randy.
A good overview site can be found at http://www.followthecamino.com There
one can find maps, summaries, sundry information about the proposed
route, at least for Sharon.
Overview of the French Section with links to the maps for each section
and for the few who might wish to see the actual route:
https://www.followthecamino.com/caminos/lepuy.html
For the Spanish Section overview and links for each section
https://www.followthecamino.com/caminos/frances.html
Several mountain ranges to be crossed; altitudes, wind, rain,
medieval rocks assemblies and food, yes food, will be featured.
à plus tard
hasta más tarde
until later
Team Boog
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BUSCA
Looks like the trip is named and a ditty is in the works. For now, just the naming.
This trip was originally to be: Boogs Sack Medieval Europe – BSME A more
appropriate full title, BUSCA, emerged.
Busca in Spanish means quest. Many of the sights along the way turn out to be Unesco sites. So …
Boogs Unesco Sacking Camino Adventure
Boogs l'Unesco sac Camino aventure
Boogs unesco saco camino aventura
Improvements, suggestions welcomed. Gratuitous picture of expected delights. Name and seasonings likely to vary.
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