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Monthly Archives: October 2014
Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela: Day 36
DAY THIRTYSIX MONT-DE-MASRAN – SAINT-SEVER Then set the canvas against a tree In a garden In a grove Or in a forest Hide behind the tree Without speaking Or moving… Jaques Prévert When I left the town in the morning, the streets were filled with little booths. There was a market going on in town. People prepared their stands for selling fruit, vegetables, clothing, household goods, electronics…… Apricot booth The influence of Spain could be seen on posters and cars. People enjoy bullfights in this area. The rules had been changed for the fight, as the bull has to leave the arena still alive. Mont-de-Marsan is the capital of Les Landes with about 30,000 inhabitants. Despite the market activities, the town made a somehow sleepy impression. French car with the symbol of the European Union and the bull … Continue reading
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Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela: Day 35
DAY THIRTYFIVE ROQUEFORT – MONT-DE-MARSAN First you paint a cage With it’s door open Then paint Something nice Something simple Something lovely Something useful For the bird…….. Jaques Prévert Les Landes with 2.5 million acres of forest was a long stretch for me too to walk through. I started to memorize the last poem I had taken with me, the poem of Jaques Prévert’s To Paint a Picture of a Bird (Pour faire le portrait d’un oiseau). The white sand I was walking on was ideal for making patterns. After hours of walking on former railroad tracks, I reached the village of Bostens, where I entered the church. A recording of Verdi’s Ave Maria was starting to play. The music went right into my heart. The many hours of solitude had made me very receptive. … Continue reading
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Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela: Days 33 – 34
DAY THIRTYTHREE and THIRTYFOUR BAZAS – CAPTIEUX – ROQUEFORT Lass dir alles geschehen: Schönheit und Schrecken. Man muss nur gehen: Kein Gefühl ist das fernste…. … Continue reading
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Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela: Day 32
DAY THIRTYTWO LA-FERME – BAZAS Without opening your door You can open your heart Without looking out your window You can see the essence of Tao…. Lao Tse At 9 in the morning we were starting for Cadillac, a town 19 miles west from La- Ferme. Here we found out that the pilgrim’s way was no longer going through this town. My guidebook, published 2012, had not recorded this change. In total, Jean Paul drove over two hours to drop me off on the marked way. His generosity and helpfulness were amazing. It was a beautiful walk to Bazas. The rain filled the air with a heavy dampness and put a great stillness over the meadows and fields. It was just great to walk, to breath, to be. I entered Bazas through the old city gate and came soon to a very picturesque city plaza with the 13th century Gothic church Cathédral Saint-Jean-Baptiste. Instead of … Continue reading
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Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela: Day 31
DAY THIRTYONE PORT-SAINTE-FOY-ET-PONCHAT – SAINT-FERME When I crossed the river Dordogne, I entered the area of Bordeaux. Very soon, I was surrounded by seemingly endless rows of vineyards. There was not much else growing. Every little flower I met on the way was joy for me. Chicory Small succulents At one point, I could not find the shell sign and asked a construction worker about the Way. He was an Englishman by the name of Kevin who lived and worked in France. He offered to help me find the way again. It turned out that I was on the right Way all along, but he gave me a ride for several Kilometers up a hill. I was very … Continue reading
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Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela: Day 30
DAY THIRTY MUSSIDAN – PORT-SAINTE-FOY-ET-PONTCHAPT Even in the heavenly desires One does not attain joy Hearers of the rightly awakened Enjoy extinction of desire. Dhammapada At 6 in the morning, the honking of two cars, loud voices and the overloud beat of music speakers of the cars woke me up. I had enjoyed my solitude of the last couple of weeks so much that this noise was incredible disturbing………… Again, I had to walk 33 km (20 miles) this day. I needed to make the distance to arrive at Saint-Jean-Pied-de Port latest by July 19 so I could be back in Austria for my husband’s birthday. The Way was leading me through meadows and oak forests and later on to a totally different environment – to vineyards stretching up to the horizon. By coming closer to Spain, the churches also changed to show Spanish influences on their facades. Long walks on asphalt streets caused my leg muscles to cramp and it was the first time that I took the medicine Alive in order to be able to continue walking. My doubts about the continuation of the Way grew stronger and stronger. At the same time, I was thinking about the millions of people having walked this way over centuries and they had to overcome bigger hassles than just a pain in the leg. … Continue reading
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Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela: Day 29
DAY TWENTYNINE CHÂTEAU PUY-FERRAT – MUSSIDAN For the one who has completed the journey and sorrowless, liberated from all, For the one who has discarded all fetters, burning tortures occur no more Dhammapada Before I left Puy-Ferrat the next morning, a group of French pilgrims were singing pilgrim’s song in the breakfast room of the Château. It was a nice start of the day. By walking through a Hameau -a small village – I met a very nice woman and had a chat with her. Soon after that meeting, I began a long, long walk through a huge forest area. The way was marked badly and sometimes there was no sign of the shell visible for long stretches. Nobody was around to ask if the way was correct. It was an exhausting hike. … Continue reading
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Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela: Day 28
DAY TWENTYEIGHT PÉRIGUEUX – SAINT –ASTIER Just simply alive Both of us, I And the poppy … Continue reading
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Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela: Day 27
DAY TWENTYSEVEN SORGES – PÉRIGUEUX Sorge is the capital of truffles; it even has a truffle museum. Fenced in oak forests on the way to Périgueux showed how valuable truffles are. This day, I only had fourteen miles to walk and like always, passed beautiful sites. … Continue reading
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Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela: Day 26
DAY TWENTYSIX LA COQUILLE – SORGES An ancient path a frog jumps in the splash of water Basho … Continue reading
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