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Travel diary - Spain, 2003: Jul 25, 2003
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Travel diary - Spain, 2003. A transcription of the diary I kept while traveling in Spain in the summer of 2003. There was an error in this gadget. Santiago is the patron saint of Spain, and his day is a major holiday there. This year, that meant a long weekend, and some people took advantage of it by driving up the road as far as they could, leaving the car in a turn-out and backpacking up the valley. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). More photos for the 2003 trip. Travel diary - Spain, 1999.
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Travel diary - Spain, 2003: Jul 17, 2003
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Travel diary - Spain, 2003. A transcription of the diary I kept while traveling in Spain in the summer of 2003. There was an error in this gadget. When I decided to pack the stick in the checked bag, I was thinking that I would have no problems getting around the airports, since they'd be handicapped-accessible. I forgot that Barajas doesn't have to abide by the ADA - up stairs and down stairs (but better after customs). There's no eating or smoking or bathrooms on the bus. And the system is set up s...
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Travel diary - Spain, 2003: Jul 19, 2003
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Travel diary - Spain, 2003. A transcription of the diary I kept while traveling in Spain in the summer of 2003. There was an error in this gadget. Pamplona - more exploring. Either I wasn't as tired last night as I was the night before, or there was more noise outside (being Friday night). I tried earplugs, but couldn't get them to work, and didn't get to sleep until the wee hours. 42 degrees. 40 / 5 = 8 x 8 = 64 32 = 96. My hotel room has a double set of casement windows, just as my dorm room in Leningr...
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Travel diary - Spain, 2003: Jul 23, 2003
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Travel diary - Spain, 2003. A transcription of the diary I kept while traveling in Spain in the summer of 2003. There was an error in this gadget. It's shrunk some. The clerical community has been halved and now consists of two brothers - Padre Jesus and Padre Ramon. Padre Jesus's mother lives here as well, along with one of her grandsons. Vincencio, the manager, lives in Pamplona, but stays over when there are many guests. They have day workers from the village as needed. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Travel diary - Spain, 2003: Jul 29, 2003
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Travel diary - Spain, 2003. A transcription of the diary I kept while traveling in Spain in the summer of 2003. There was an error in this gadget. Burgos - Las Huelgas. Burgos was the first capital of Castilla (breaking away from León), the birthplace of El Cid, and the base of power of Franco. It's politically and religiously conservative, and a strong bastion of the Cathtilian lithp. El Monesterio de Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas. Location: Burgos, Burgos, Spain. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Travel diary - Spain, 2003: Aug 2, 2003
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Travel diary - Spain, 2003. A transcription of the diary I kept while traveling in Spain in the summer of 2003. There was an error in this gadget. After that, we went back to the cathedral and sang for the Pilgrim's Mass at noon. Very full, with a dozen co-celebrants, and a sweet-voiced soprano nun as cantor. And after mass they swung the Botafumeira for us. Two men carried it in on a pole, they opened it and spooned in incense over the hot coals, then tied it (securely! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Travel diary - Spain, 2003: Table of contents
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Travel diary - Spain, 2003. A transcription of the diary I kept while traveling in Spain in the summer of 2003. There was an error in this gadget. 16 July 2003 : Portland - Madrid. 17 July 2003 : Madrid - Pamplona. 18 July 2003 : Pamplona - sightseeing. 19 July 2003 : Pamplona - more exploring. 20 July 2003 : Pamplona - Iranzu. 21 July 2003 : Iranzu. A typical day at Iranzu. 25 July 2003 : St James Day. 27 July 2003 : Estella. 28 July 2003 : Iranzu - Santo Domingo - San Jaun de Ortega - Burgos.
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Travel diary - Spain, 2003: Jul 22, 2003
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Travel diary - Spain, 2003. A transcription of the diary I kept while traveling in Spain in the summer of 2003. There was an error in this gadget. A typical day at Iranzu. Wake up to bird song. Shower, do a sinkful of laundry, take a short walk. 8:30 warm ups in the church. 9:45 - 11:00 rehearsals. 11:00 café and tea. 11:15 - 1:00 rehearsals. 4:00 - 8:00 more rehearsal. Socializing in the bar. Much of the food is home-grown, coming fresh from the garden, dried from last year's crop, or from the livestock.
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Travel diary - Spain, 2003: Jul 30, 2003
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Travel diary - Spain, 2003. A transcription of the diary I kept while traveling in Spain in the summer of 2003. There was an error in this gadget. Burgos - Las Huelgas - Fromista - León. Back onto the bus and set out once more, stopping again at Las Huelgas, this time just to play tourist and take the guided tour. Then on to Frómista, to see the church, and to have lunch in the town square. Location: 34440 Frómista, Palencia, Spain. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). More photos for the 2003 trip.
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Travel diary - Spain, 2003: Jul 31, 2003
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Travel diary - Spain, 2003. A transcription of the diary I kept while traveling in Spain in the summer of 2003. There was an error in this gadget. The medieval walled city of León was built on the site of the camp of the Roman Seventh Legion (hence the name, from Legio Septima Gemina). Spent the day sight-seeing, and rehearsing. Puerta del Perdón, in the Basílica de San Isidoro. Location: León, León, Spain. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). More photos for the 2003 trip. Travel diary - Spain, 1999.
