Garyo’s Pictures on her Pilgrimage, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

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Garyo, our member, is on the way in her pilgrimage and sent some pictures.

Her note and FB posting read:

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I am on the way already for six days and find it challenging and beautiful. Long stretches of solitude provide the opportunity to practice. Your sentence „ the body in the golden wind“ is alway present, I dedicated my pilgrimage to it. As you see in the photos, the landscape is beautiful in its simplicity and has its own magic. I love the ancient oak trees and the open meadows with pigs, cows, horses, sheep and goats- when I am out of the city, it feels that I returned back hundred of years.

It is the 6th day that I am walking on the Via de la Plata, a way of great solitude which has its own beauty. There are no towns or villages in between the sections and I have to plan for food and water. It was good that the first couple of days it was rainy. Some stretches are very long, several days ago I did 58141 steps and was totally exhausted. However, my barefoot shoes are great for this pilgrimage. Maybe my walking is supported by the Roman goddess Nemesis, whose footprints I found in the Roman arena of Italica. I decided to unite my footprints with hers….

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2. Some more pictures sent to us:

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3. Some more pictures from her FB:

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Dear friends,

It is now 17 days I am walking on my pilgrimage, 12 days of that time in Extremadur, a very thinly populated area. Hardly any house or villages are on the way. Over time, the landscape changed and became more green. I still followed the ancient Roman road, crossing Roman bridges and passed milestones used as markers in Roman times.  The sky is open and wide. The last two days, vultures made their elegant circles above me- a beauty to watch. In the morning, sometimes the landscape is embraced by thick mist- very magical experience. Some towns, like Caceres, are medieval treasures.  Here are some impressions from my pilgrimage…

 

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It is rare to see crosses in this area

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Morning sun

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Roman bridge

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A monastery with Storch nests on the tower.

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Roman milestone
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Feeling back in time

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Typical path with open sky

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Morning mist

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A vulture circling above

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Stairway of a church tower
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Town of Caceres

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Magical tiny garden in the town Caceres

 

Sent from my iPhone

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6. From her FB (Nov. 8, 2022 C.E.):

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6.  Yesterday was my most special day- my 4th grandchild was born! As if the heavens would announce his arrival on earth, the sky was magical with the sun breaking through thick mist!    (Nov. 12, 2022 C.E.)

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Dear friends,

Yesterday, I finished my pilgrimage in Salamanca, a town considered as the most beautiful town In Spain. From my time in solitude,  I entered a town full bursting life. I mainly visited the cathedral and walked around  the old city, which is a pedestrian zone. From my walk, I send you my favorite photos.

Thank you so much for walking with me the many miles of beauty and solitude. It means a lot to me that I can share my experience.

Gassho,

Garyo

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The way to Salamanca

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Entering Salamanca through golden colored trees

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Crossing again a Roman bridge

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The Tormes River with the old and new Cathedral in the background

This day, I meditated on a sentence of being a fool- and seemed to turn into one…

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View to Plaza Mayor with the many outdoor Cafes

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The cupola and gothic ceiling of the “new Cathedral”

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A Romanesque lion in the “old Cathedral carrying a sarcophagus

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A favorite sculpture in the old Cathedral

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One of many churches

– Sent from my iPhone, Nov. 14, 2022 C.E. –

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 I am now back in Sevilla where I started and ready to fly back to Vienna. On the last section of photos, I forgot to include the pilgrim’s pass, called credential del peregrino-a pilgrim needs this pass to be allowed to stay in an Albergue. In each Albergue, the pilgrim gets a stamp.

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