Filed under: Camino | Tags: basque, Camino, europe, hiking, james, pilgrim, pilgrimage, santiago, spain
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Etapa 1: Irún to Donostia-San Sebastián
Distance: 22.2 km
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Weather: 65F, sunny, breezy, cloudless
Total photos taken: 147 (33 selected for this map)
Notable sights: Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Guadelupe; Monte Jaizkibel; Puerto de Pasajes; Donostia-San Sebastián.
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Filed under: Recuerdos | Tags: basque, bilbao, bilbo, espana, europe, euskal, spain, vasco
Bilbao, Euskal Herria
April 17, 2009
Filed under: Camino | Tags: basque, bilbao, Camino, compostela, espana, euskal, james, pilgrimage, santiago, spain, vasco
I took a rest day today in order to see the economic center of the Basque Country, Bilbao. I took a long walk around the city in between breakfast, lunch, siesta, and in the evening. I brought my camera along for the stroll.
Bilbao, Basque Country
April 17, 2009
Filed under: Camino | Tags: basque, Camino, compostela, espana, etapa, gernika, guernica, james, Meakur, pilgrimage, santiago, spain
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Etapa 6: Gernika to Meakur
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Distance: 15 km
Weather: Some rain, cloudy & cool
Photos: 40 total
Notables: Oak of Gernika, Biscay Assembly House, stained-glass ceiling, Picasso’s Guernica, finding Meakur in the rain
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Filed under: Camino | Tags: basque, Camino, compostela, espana, gernika, guernica, james, pilgrimage, santiago, spain, zenarruza
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Etapa 5: Zenarruza to Gernika
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Distance: 16.4 km
Weather: Cloudy & cool
Photos: 31 total (17 in this set)
Notables: Muddy!, Walking through a herd of cattle, Gernika
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Filed under: Recuerdos | Tags: basque, Camino, compostela, espana, euskal, santiago, spain, vasco
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Filed under: Recuerdos | Tags: basque, Camino, compostela, donostia, espana, irun, Jaizkibel, james, pilgrimage, san sebastian, santiago, spain
Monte Jaizkibel, Basque Country
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Etapa 8: Bilbao to Castro-Urdiales
Distance: 25.77 km
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Weather: Sunny & warm, turning cool & windy with light rain later
Photos: 37
Notables: Train to Muskiz, last view of Basque Country, trail around rocky coast
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