A Year Long Pilgrimage

Well folks, this is my last post on this blog.  Thank you for being part of this journey.  It began on June 13th, 2024 when I left Adelaide, and will end 360 days later on June 8th when I return home to Adelaide. Now, to recap.  In that time I have walked on:-     The Hildegard von Bingen Way, Ausonius weg from Bingen to Trier, where I changed to Chemin St Jacques, to Metz then onto Vezelay.  Felsenkirche, Idar Oberstein Bingen  The Cross of Lorraine,  associated with de Gaulle  Vezelay  Fom there I walked intermittently (due to ligament injuries) via Taize and Cluny on the Via Gebennensis to le Puy-en-Velay, and then the Regordane Way from le Puy to Nimes. Taize  Cluny Le Puy-en-Velay  Saint-Michel d'Aiguilhe, le Puy-en-Velay  The Regordane Way crosses the Stevenson Way numerous times The Regordane Way  Nimes  In September I flew to the UK and began walking from John o Groats to Lands End (though I only got as f...

I left Santiago de Compostela, by bus, for Braga early on Sunday morning.  The journey, via Pontevedra then Vigo, was about two and half hours long.  As we zoomed along I reflected on how little we see when travelling this way compared to walking.  We flashed by places in minutes, that, when I walked the Camino Portuguese, were in my vision for an hour or more, not to mention the time spent exploring them. Arco da Porta Nova I spent a few days in Braga a few years ago while recovering from tendonitis.  Then, I didn't know about the Basilica Bom Jesus do Monte, and when Julie and I walked the Camino Portuguese we didn't have the inclination to go and see it in the pouring rain.  Hence my visit this time. Braga has some lovely gardens Braga, like many places in Portugal has lovely tiles on display.  They decorate buildings throughout the city, both inside and out.  The many churches have beatiful tile stories on view, but so do other buildings. Inside Pa...