early were at 6.00 clock today we wake up to classical music by Handel and Bach. We spent half an hour to get up, but yesterday we had already all the clothes for today's mammoth stage deal down to Santo Domingo. My mood after getting up, which I had no problems at home varies here between sullen and latently aggressive ;-) Somehow I have the impression that "parents" the hostel at night the clock forwards by a few hours to speed the pilgrims get rid of. After the short doctoring our wounds, we informed us what the Others planned for today. Ralf and Marlies hats, like yesterday already indicated, nauseous caught and they will wander about 8 km and the luggage can be pre chicken. Annette would like to go only 16 km to Azofra and we seem to be the only ones who set out in the face three challenging hills on the 32 km from Santo Domingo. We said goodbye with a few little tears crushed by Ralf and Marlies, that we will no longer see well, are not without trade before have email addresses and phone numbers. Then we set out in misty and cold morning mood. The fact that today we once were "below us", gave us the opportunity to chat sometimes over things that we currently employ both and I must say, the peace has brought us a lot. Supported by a landscape that is not with the monotonous plateau of the Rioja Alta really much hergab and therefore could not distract too, we have during the 10 hours of walking really have time can for us to take himself, without the pace or the sensibilities of fellow pilgrims Eight have to give. Two long breaks in Azofra Cirinuela and provided for the necessary refreshments and for a fruitful rain, we arrived around 17:00 clock in Santo Domingo. Surely some of you know the legend with chicken and rooster in the local cathedral ... if not beautiful ... please: In the Middle Ages, a young German pilgrims walked to Santiago and arrived with his parents in Santo Domingo. There is a love Farmer's daughter in the young man who said love is not. Frustrated, the woman accused (as they are just so ;-)) the young pilgrims of the theft and was sentenced to death by hanging. When the parents came back on their return to Santo Domingo, they found their son, while on the line connected, but alive, sitting on the shoulders of Saint Domingo. They asked the judge for mercy for her son when he just ate a roast chicken. He replied: "Your son is as dead as this chicken," as if the chicken got up from the plate and flew out the window. Since then located in the Cathedral of Santo Domingo chicken and rooster. These two are the same we pay a visit and on that occasion a Mass with pilgrims and blessing followed by choral concert.
But first there are the saying of the day:
care with a path without obstacles ... however, he leads you nowhere ... (From the hostel of Santo Domingo de la Calzada)
Best regards Horst
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