introduction and question

[Lynne Gilberg]

Welcome. Have you tried to contact any of the larger hotels in the area.
Maybe they would "rent" space for a month if you stayed there at the
beginning of your trip? Just a thought.
--
Lynne
lgeditasbcglobal.net



> From: Tom Priestly <tom.priestlyaUALBERTA.CA>
> Reply-To: Road to Santiago Pilgrimage <GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU>
> Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 12:06:30 -0600
> To: GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU
> Subject: introduction and question
>
> This is my introductory message: I joined 2 days ago.
>
> I am a (very!) recently retired academic: I was on staff at the University
> of Alberta for 32 years. Subject: Slavic languages and cultures, especially
> sociolinguistics and minority languages. I speak several European languages
> but (as yet) almost no Spanish.
>
> Last December I received an e-mail invitation to do 'the pilgrimage' from a
> colleague at a University in Austria (located in the area I have done most
> of my research). I knew almost nothing of the Camino then. After not much
> reading, I was hooked.
>
> We will be walking, starting about 2 months today (mid-September). Klaus
> has to be back in Austria by October 20th.
>
> And now to my question:
> We plan to drive in Klaus's car from Austria to St. Jean Pied de Port and
> walk from there to Santiago. Then back by public transport to pick up his
> car again.
> -> Is there a safe place to leave a car in that town? Or should we plan on
> leaving it in a lock-up of some kind in a larger city (e.g., Pau)? And do
> they charge through the nose?
>
> I searched the archive for "carpark" - nothing; "car" - nothing apparently
> relevant. I apologize if this information is easy to find!
>
> My thanks in advance
> Tom Priestly
>
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> *       Dept. Modern Languages & Cultural Studies
> *       University of Alberta
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