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karen's camino de santiago 2010

In two weeks in August-September Karen walked >200 miles of the Camino de Santiago from Leon to Santiago de Compostela. 2010 was a holy year. These pictures capture some of this memorable walk.
parador san marcos, leon
parador san marcos, leon		 parador san marcos, leon
parador san marcos, leon		 cloisters, parador san marcos, leon
cloisters, parador san marcos, leon		 cloisters, parador san marcos, leon
cloisters, parador san marcos, leon
pilgrim statue outside parador san marcos, leon
pilgrim statue outside parador san marcos, leon		 casa del botines (gaudi), leon
casa del botines (gaudi), leon		 leon cathedral
leon cathedral		 leon cathedral
leon cathedral
leon
leon		 waymarker after virgen del camino
waymarker after virgen del camino		 en route to hospital de orbigo
en route to hospital de orbigo		 crucero de santo toribio
crucero de santo toribio
approaching san justo de la vega (astorga in distance)
approaching san justo de la vega (astorga in distance)		 bishop's palace, astorga
bishop's palace, astorga		 astorga cathedral
astorga cathedral		 astorga cathedral
astorga cathedral
inside astorga cathedral
inside astorga cathedral		 murias de rechivaldo
murias de rechivaldo		 inside church of san esteban, murias de rechivaldo
inside church of san esteban, murias de rechivaldo		 heading towards mountains
heading towards mountains
el ganso
el ganso		 approaching rabanal del camino
approaching rabanal del camino		 approaching rabanal del camino
approaching rabanal del camino		 rabanal del camino
rabanal del camino
foncebadon
foncebadon		 foncebadon
foncebadon		 cruz de ferro
cruz de ferro		 manjarin
manjarin
manjarin
manjarin		 descent to el acebo
descent to el acebo		 el acebo
el acebo		 riego de ambros
riego de ambros
molineseca
molineseca		 molineseca
molineseca		 molineseca
molineseca		 castle of knights templar, ponferrada
castle of knights templar, ponferrada
en route to cacabelos
en route to cacabelos		 195km to go
195km to go		 moncloa de san lazaro, cacabelos (former pilgrims' hospital where I stayed)
moncloa de san lazaro, cacabelos (former pilgrims' hospital where I stayed)		 moncloa de san lazaro, cacabelos (former pilgrims' hospital where I stayed)
moncloa de san lazaro, cacabelos (former pilgrims' hospital where I stayed)
villafranca del bierzo
villafranca del bierzo		 villafranca del bierzo
villafranca del bierzo		 leaving ambasmestas
leaving ambasmestas		 herrerias
herrerias
climb to la faba
climb to la faba		 la faba
la faba		 towards o cebreiro
towards o cebreiro		 into galicia
into galicia
o cebreiro
o cebreiro		 crucero above o cebreiro
crucero above o cebreiro		 sunrise at o cebreiro
sunrise at o cebreiro		 alto de san roque
alto de san roque
samos
samos		 monastery at samos
monastery at samos		 statue of santiago peregrino, samos
statue of santiago peregrino, samos		 heading toward ferreiras
heading toward ferreiras
portomarin
portomarin		 heading on from portomarin
heading on from portomarin		 heading on from portomarin
heading on from portomarin		 wet pilgrims
wet pilgrims
san xulian
san xulian		 furelos
furelos		 towards arzua
towards arzua		 eucalyptus woods
eucalyptus woods
shinto?
shinto?		 reaching outskirts of santiago
reaching outskirts of santiago		 santiago de compostela cathedral
santiago de compostela cathedral		 santiago de compostela cathedral
santiago de compostela cathedral
santiago de compostela cathedral
santiago de compostela cathedral		 santiago de compostela cathedral
santiago de compostela cathedral		 queues to enter holy door of santiago cathedral
queues to enter holy door of santiago cathedral		 santiago de compostela cathedral
santiago de compostela cathedral
pilgrims' mass, santiago cathedral
pilgrims' mass, santiago cathedral		 parador dos reis catalicos, santiago
parador dos reis catalicos, santiago		 santiago parador courtyards
santiago parador courtyards		 santiago parador courtyards
santiago parador courtyards
sunset over santiago
sunset over santiago

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Guest 26-Dec-2010 04:00
Brilliant photography, which brings back lots of lovely memories.

Michael Ryan
Guest 28-Oct-2010 19:44
Absolutely brilliant photographs - they do inspire me to do at least part of the pilgrimage at some stage - perhaps the Explore version if that covers some of the places in the pictures. Santiago looks amazing. A great achievement.

Graham Dixon
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