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 […]
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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 […]
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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Experiencing the local culture
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Fondue, or fondue not. There is no try.
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Altar of the Chapel of the Martyrs of Vérolliez
The front of the altar displays part of the last words attributed to St Maurice. “O Emperor, we are your soldiers, but we are before all else servants of God. We owe you military obedience, we owe Him innocence.” http://flic.kr/p/pAJbHN
