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It is June 10 and I am on the 9th stage of my camino. Today is a
relatively short stage and so I took a full breakfast (big croissant,
hard roll, slice of ham and cheese, butter, jam, cafe con leche). Left
Najera around 8:30 AM.
The way today is simple. It passed through the old part of Najera,
past the Church of Santa Maria, where I had wanted to go to mass last
night, but the priest did not come, then up through a wooded reserve
of the town. Very pleasant.
First stop is an old town Azofra after a little less than 2 hours (6
km). Stopped and had another cafe con leche and rested a bit for the
next longer stage.
Next stage goes almost 10 km with a climb of about 250 meters. Quite
pleasant. The road is wide and smooth -- except in a couple of
stretches, which were very muddy and only a very narrow part to walk
without getting stuck in mud.
The day was great for walking. Cloudy, with only a little rain, so
cool and pleasant.
Next stop was Cirueña, a very nice little town with a very nice
Church. A kilometer before Cirueña proper is a new development, with
lots of apartments and a golf course. But it got hit by the economic
downturn and so one sees "Se Vende". for sale signs all over the
place.
Got to Cirueña around 1 pm and took a leisurely lunch. I have learned
that apart from bocadillos, they serve platos mixtos (all have french
fries, eggs, cooked green pepper and choice of ham, sausage, etc.). I
chose the ham and it was excellent. Asked the waiter to take a photo.
From Cirueña to Santo Domingo de la Calzada is less than 6 km and so I
had a leisurely walk after lunch and got here at Santo Domingo before
4 pm.
It turns out that Santo Domingo de la Calzada is a very important
historical town. First, it is named after a saint born around 1019 and
who was very key in the development of the Camino, thus the name. The
town was the seat of the diocese for centuries and I was amazed at how
elaborate the Cathedral is and how magnificent the treasures in it.
Among the most interesting tourist parts is a live cock up on one of
the pillars. It is attached to the story of a young man, wrongfully
accused of theft and executed, but whose voice was heard by his
parents saying that he was alive thanks to Santo Domingo. When the
parents told this to the leader of the town, the man replied: "Your
son is about as alive as the roast cock and hen I am about to eat." At
that point, the cock and hen jumped out of his plate and began to
sing. They have a saying:Santo Domingo de la Calzada, where then crows
after being roasted. Took several photos of the live cock.
All for now. I will try to see if getting shoes slightly bigger and
wider might solve my pain in the toes problem. Dr. Canlas had
suggested that my present shoes may be too snug.
All for now. Its another relatively short stage to Belorado tomorrow.
It is June 10 and I am on the 9th stage of my camino. Today is a
relatively short stage and so I took a full breakfast (big croissant,
hard roll, slice of ham and cheese, butter, jam, cafe con leche). Left
Najera around 8:30 AM.
The way today is simple. It passed through the old part of Najera,
past the Church of Santa Maria, where I had wanted to go to mass last
night, but the priest did not come, then up through a wooded reserve
of the town. Very pleasant.
First stop is an old town Azofra after a little less than 2 hours (6
km). Stopped and had another cafe con leche and rested a bit for the
next longer stage.
Next stage goes almost 10 km with a climb of about 250 meters. Quite
pleasant. The road is wide and smooth -- except in a couple of
stretches, which were very muddy and only a very narrow part to walk
without getting stuck in mud.
The day was great for walking. Cloudy, with only a little rain, so
cool and pleasant.
Next stop was Cirueña, a very nice little town with a very nice
Church. A kilometer before Cirueña proper is a new development, with
lots of apartments and a golf course. But it got hit by the economic
downturn and so one sees "Se Vende". for sale signs all over the
place.
Got to Cirueña around 1 pm and took a leisurely lunch. I have learned
that apart from bocadillos, they serve platos mixtos (all have french
fries, eggs, cooked green pepper and choice of ham, sausage, etc.). I
chose the ham and it was excellent. Asked the waiter to take a photo.
From Cirueña to Santo Domingo de la Calzada is less than 6 km and so I
had a leisurely walk after lunch and got here at Santo Domingo before
4 pm.
It turns out that Santo Domingo de la Calzada is a very important
historical town. First, it is named after a saint born around 1019 and
who was very key in the development of the Camino, thus the name. The
town was the seat of the diocese for centuries and I was amazed at how
elaborate the Cathedral is and how magnificent the treasures in it.
Among the most interesting tourist parts is a live cock up on one of
the pillars. It is attached to the story of a young man, wrongfully
accused of theft and executed, but whose voice was heard by his
parents saying that he was alive thanks to Santo Domingo. When the
parents told this to the leader of the town, the man replied: "Your
son is about as alive as the roast cock and hen I am about to eat." At
that point, the cock and hen jumped out of his plate and began to
sing. They have a saying:Santo Domingo de la Calzada, where then crows
after being roasted. Took several photos of the live cock.
All for now. I will try to see if getting shoes slightly bigger and
wider might solve my pain in the toes problem. Dr. Canlas had
suggested that my present shoes may be too snug.
All for now. Its another relatively short stage to Belorado tomorrow.
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