According to my Via Francigena guidebook, the church of St Nicholas in Orsiéres dates to between the 11th and the 13th centuries. I assume this means that the job was completed 200 years after it was begun, which is simply ludicrous to the modern […]
Tag: pilgrimage
A proper breakfast
When they told me on check-in that the cost of the room included “petit dejeuner,” I inwardly rolled my eyes. My experience so far has been that these may be technically a breaking of the night fast, they are hardly sufficient to keep a […]
Don't look down!
Note the handrail anchored to the cliff face on the right. In the bottom left you can see a bridge for the train tracks as they pass over the River Danse. http://flic.kr/p/pF6EUs
Eglise Saint-Etienne
After learning the only hotel in town was fully booked and the campground was closed for the season, I did the only reasonable thing possible. The church was open, so I went in, lit a candle, used my prayer rope, and then started walking […]
Situational Awareness FAIL
I didn’t see the sign until after I’d taken a hearty draught and refilled my water bottle. At least my pack weight dropped by a kilo once I realised… http://flic.kr/p/poBi55
Pilgrim-friendly
After completing the first stage of my walk today, which had me clambering along narrow cliffside paths, I stopped for a break in Madame’s café. After she heard what I was doing, she refused payment. Sometimes it’s the little things that really count. http://flic.kr/p/povWxH
Place Centrale, Martigny
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