Day 1 – The War of the Worlds
One of the advantages of starting a pilgrimage from home is that I’m not short of good company for theContinue Reading
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Day 0 – My boots are ready….
Had all been well, I would have been wandering down Italy soaking up the Mediterranean sunshine, eating gelato, drinking PeroniContinue Reading
Day 51 – Completion Day
It was a strange evening ceremony in Temple 6 last night. But first we enjoyed another inadequate dinner made upContinue Reading
Day 50 – All the way back to Temple 6
Sorry for losing your comments yesterday. Something got switched off by mistake. This is a very weird feeling, reaching TempleContinue Reading
by Tim
31 Oct 2019
Day 49 – Two fond farewells at Temple 88
A spectacular walk today. It began at the nearest Lawson store to the Nagao-ji inn which was very good. SilvieContinue Reading
Day 48 – So, to Temples 84, 85, 86 and 87
Today there were mini mountains with steep trails and urban highways with nothing of note. I told Blanca that myContinue Reading
Day 47 – A day in Ritsurin Garden
What a relief to set off this morning and to close the door forever on that awful Momo-ya ryokan. OneContinue Reading
Day 46 – A lovely walk to a terrible inn
As you might have gathered by now, choosing accommodation on this pilgrimage is a lottery with mostly winning tickets butContinue Reading
Day 45 – Persimmon Cheesecake おいしいです
The day opened with a 6am morning service in Temple 75. The few benches were already occupied by the busContinue Reading
Day 44 – Temples galore
It was like arriving home, turning the corner and seeing Temple 75. I came here four years ago only toContinue Reading
