Note the crane - Madrid seems to be one massive building site. Even the place I was staying was covered in scaffolding.
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Random Ramblings of a Village Vicar
Random Ramblings of a Village Vicar
My name is Frances Wookey and I am Vicar of nine churches in rural South Worcestershire. I have lots of wonderful friends and colleagues in the parishes which I care for, and really enjoy the variety of every day in parish ministry. I am also very privileged to be an Honorary Canon of the beautiful Cathedral in Worcester.
I started this blog in 2008 when I spent 3 months travelling abroad on study leave. The name derived not only from the fact that I was visiting pilgrimage sites all over Europe, but also that we are all pilgrims on a journey, even if we never step outside our own front door. So, though I am now back home, I still consider myself to be a 21st century pilgrim. Just as when I was travelling, this is a record of my thoughts about things that I encounter on my journey - some serious, some not.
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- An interesting notice
- Football
- And another restaurant
- Shops and restaurants.......
- Shops.....
- Where I'm staying
- Spanish Holiday Villages
- A lazy day
- Plaza Mayor (2)
- Plaza Mayor, Madrid
- Royal Convent, Madrid
- Madrid Cathedral (3)
- Madrid Cathedral (2)
- Madrid Cathedral
- Madrid street performance artist
- Am I back in England?
- Yet another station
- Another view of the palace
- The royal palace at Madrid
- Where am I?
- I'm sad about Avila
- Church of San Pedro
- Statue and plaque over the door
- Teresa's first convent
- Avila Cathedral
- St Teresa's Garden
- Another view of the chapel
- Tne right way up
- St Teresa of Avila
- One of hundreds like it
- The wrong image
- Statue of Our Lady
- Telephones!!
- Waiting to visit the Grotto
- The church at Lourdes
- Viva l'Espagne
- The Church
- The gate
- Weary and heavy laden
- Things to buy and places to stay
- Shells everywhere
- Help and advice for pilgrims
- The Pyranees
- To be a pilgrim
- Man cannot live by bread alone
- Sand sculpture
- Protected by Mary
- The Little Train
- The Old Port
- Standing up to be counted
- A glimpse of former glory
- Another sort of pilgrimage
- It's almost sunny!
- The Charlemagne Tower
- This gives an idea of the size
- St Martin's Basilica
- I got here - at last!
- Another day another station
- Off on the next stage
- English monarchs at Fontevraud Abbey
- Fontevraud Abbey
- An appropriate place for a pilgrim
- View of the Loire
- Hopeful or hopeless?
- Communication
- Modern Technology Again!
- The sun's shining!
- The folks back home
- The joy of doing nothing
- No split personalities allowed !
- Heading out
- Bye for now!
- Alter ego
- Now it's getting serious
- Still trying 2
- Still trying!
- Now it's my alter ego's turn
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