stormelemental13

Ouch!

Well now I need to ask, how did you come to feel this way about His Imperial Majesty?

Both. I hate exercise and hiking is a way of slipping it in under the guise of exploration. I'm really curious, and have to know what's on the other side of the mountain.

For this trip though, curiosity. I'd never been to europe, never seen a real cathedral, never visited a real castle, etc. This was a travesty that needed to be rectified, and I was finally in a position to do it.

I think it did. Learning about the history of the pilgrimage and seeing the churches, artifacts, and other very tangible manifestations of someone else's faith resonated with me because of my experiences and beliefs, and gave them more meaning than their purely historical or aesthetic value.

However, the Camino is plenty awesome without that. You don't need to be religious to appreciate the beauty of the cathedral of Burgos, or enjoy all of the delicious wines along the route.

In the works. I have hundreds of pictures from the trip and have been slowly trying to put them together into a album. It's taking a while though.

Here is a picture of our first view of the Burgos Cathedral. http://i.imgur.com/094pBoX.jpg

*Edit. If you'd like pictures of anything or any place in particular, I've probably got one around somewhere, just ask.