I START THE CAMINO DE SANTIAGO IN ST JOHN PIED DE PORT , FRANCE . I STAY TWO DAYS IN PAMPLONA , SPAIN . WHERE I REST AND PLAN WHAT TO BUY ALL THE NECESSITIES I NEED HERE IN PAMPLONA . ST JOHN PIED DE PORT IS ONLY FORTHY FIVE MINUTES BY BUS. HERE IN PAMPLONA , I CAN ALSO START MY CAMINO .BECAUSE THEY HAVE THEIR PILGRIMAGE OFFICE TOO. BUT I PREFER THE ORIGINAL ROUTE THEY USE DURING MEDIEVAL TIME.PAMPLONA IS WELL KNOWN FOR RUNNING THE BULL .WHERE THEY CELEBRATE THE FIESTA OF ST FERMIN IN THE MIDDLE OF JUNE. WHERE PEOPLE ARE HAPPY TO BE CHASE BY THE BULLS . IN THE STREET OF SAN FERMIN. ITS ALSO POPULARIZED IN THE NOVEL OF ERNEST HEMINGWAY. MOST OF ALL SOUVENIR SELLING HERE IS ABOUT ERNEST HEMINGWAY. ASIDE FROM THA PLACE IS REALLY BEAUTIFUL.LNOW IM HERE NOW IN THE CITY OF ST JOHN PIED DE PORT. WHERE I REGISTER IN THEIR PILGRIMAGE OFFICE . THEY CHARGED ME TWO EUROS FOR THE REGITRATION. THEY GIVE ME THE WHAT THEY CALL PASSPORT . THAT PASSPORT YOU NEED TO PRESENT FOR EVERY SHELTER, HOTEL , HOSTEL, OR POLICE STATION AND BE STAMP. A STAMP THAT PROOF YOU STAY ON THE REQUIRED PLACE BY PILGRIM OFFICE.THEY ALSO GIVE THE GUIDE OF ALL SHELTER . ALL THE WAY TO GALICIA.THIS PILGRIMAGE IS VERY ORGANIZED . THE PILGRIM IS PLAN FOR THIRTY FOUR DAYS . THAT YOU NEED TO FOLLOW.THE FIRST DAY IS ONE OF THE HARDEST TRAIL YOU NEED TO ACCOMPLISH . I NEED TO HIKE FROM 200 METER ABOVE SEA LEVEL ALL THE WAY TO 1400 METER ABOVE SEA LEVEL. THE WEATHER IS COLD AND RAINING . THAT I NEED TO. WEAR MY POCHOS . RIGHT AFTER THE CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST . I START MY HIKE . EVERYBODY IN THE SHELTER NEED TO VACATE THE SHELTER BY 9:00AM. ITS THE PILGRIM RULES THAT YOU CAN STAY ONLY OVERNIGHT IN THE SHELTER. OTHERWISE, YOU NEED TO FIND OTHERS ACCOMODATION TO STAY.THIS IS THE SCENERY AT 8:00 AM INSIDE THE SHELTER.THIS SIGN ARE BOLTED IN THE SIDEWALK ALL OVER THE CITY AND THAT WILL LEAD YOU TO GO OUTSIDE THE CITY.
WALKING THE CAMINO DE SANTIAGO ….
29 Monday Aug 2016
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