Because I spent most of yesterday sleeping I thought it would be best if I take it easy today. I wanted to help a bit this morning because of the care I was given yesterday, so I offered to sweep and mop the rooms, common area and washrooms. I know I am not very good at relaxing. Just after noon I went out to visit the Castillo de los Templarios. It is a very large fort like castle in the middle of the city, mostly under rehabilitation, but still open for visits.
On my second or third night of the camino I was speaking with some Spanish pilgrims who explained part of the history of the camino to me and that in medieval times the trails were watched over by Cabelleros Templarios. This order of knights were part of the church and their role was to in part protect pilgrims from bandits and also to observe they stayed on the trails and carried out their pilgrimmage appropriately. It seems Ponferrada was an important area for the Templars with the large castle. I walked through at about the same time as a family and the little girls were looking for princesses, but sadly did not find any.
3 comments:
Take it easy there! Don't beat yourself out. It's a daunting trip, and if you're getting the flu, you should give your body time to relax. Like you said in your previous blog, sometimes you can "walk in your head." It's okay to take a day to just stop and absorb all that you've learned. Best of luck,
Mark
Chère Katie,
La dernière fois que nous sommes rencontrées c'était à mon appartement et je t'avais dit que tu étais prête pour le pélérinage. En lisant ton journal aujourd'hui, je m'en rend compte. Mes félicitations pour ton courage et ta détermination. Je suis très fière de toi comme d'habitude. Ne laisse rien t'alarmer ou t'effrayer. QUI VA LENTEMENT ARRIVE SUREMENT. L'un de tes commentaires que j'ai beaucoup apprécié c'est quand tu dis que LA VIE N'EST PAS UN MARATHON. Et oui, c'est vrai. Merci beaucoup pour le rappel. J'en avais besoin. A bientot et prend bien soin de toi.
Salut Katie! Jusqu'à présent je ne t'ai pas écrit de commentaires mais saches que j'ai lu chacune de tes entrées et que je te suis dans ton pèlerinage. J'apprécie beaucoup que tu nous partages ton expérience et tes pensées. J'aime beaucoup te lire! Tu écris de façon très imagée et intéressante! Merci encore et bon courage!!
Myriam
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