French books and other questions

[Joe and Lydia Banales]

Hi Megan,
Sarria, where we started, is about as close a town of any size is to start. It's
about 112 Km. out and the walk is beautiful. We took longer, but we're slow and
2 of our days were really just a few hours each. Have fun! Lydia

"Gist, Megan" wrote:

> thanks for the insights, my friend. i don't speak french very well (but can
> read it rather efficiently) and want to learn more.....so maybe a guidebook
> will help me do that on my pilgrimage.  also another question, since i am
> planning on hiking the camino.....
>
> i only have 5 days to walk a portion of it but want to walk the last 100km
> (62 miles).  where would a good place for me to start?
> and please forgive me for all small letters, writing in this manner allows
> me more speed (smile).
>
> thanks!
> -meg
> from chicagoland, illinois, usa.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: E. O. Pederson [mailto:eldorpaHOTMAIL.COM]
> Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 10:04 AM
> To: GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU
> Subject: Re: French books
>
> In Response to your request, the standard French guide for walkers on the
> Camino, and better than any guide in English with maps (the CSJ guides
> remain indispensible, but they do not include maps) is:
>
> Veron, Georges and Laborde-Balen, Louis.  1999.  Le Chemin de Saint-Jacques
> en Espagne de Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port a Compostelle: Guide pratique du
> perlerin.  Ibos, Rando Editions. ISBN 2-84182-077-7.  There is reason to
> believe that a new edition is either available or soon to be published.
>
> I do not have a specific citation for the guide in Dutch, but there is a
> Dutch translation of what I consider (by a consderable measure, as it is
> very well produced and current) to be the best available guide for the
> Camino. Dumont Verlag should be able to give you the title and other details
> for the Dutch edition.
>
> Hoellhuber, Dietrich. 2001.Wandern auf dem Spanischen Jakobsweg.  Koeln:
> Dumont Aktiv, ISBN 3-7701-5428 2
>
> the website is:  http://www.dumontverlag.de <http://www.dumontverlag.de>
> (Please pardon the lack of umlauts etc.  I am typing this on an unfamiliar
> keyboard)
>
> There is a long bibliography of titles on the Camino in French and
> undoubtedly also in Dutch/Flemish, but perhaps a better starting place would
> be to examine some of the websites in those languages.  I have posted a long
> annotated list of websites at http://www.groups.msn.com/CaminoSantiago
> <http://www.groups.msn.com/CaminoSantiago>  (go to the left hand column at
> the opening page and click on Documents) which would give you some to begin
> with.
>
> If you have questions or comments, please reply to eldorpau.washington.edu
> <mailto:eldorpau.washington.edu>
>
> E. O. Pederson
> Seattle, WA
>
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