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Veigas & the climb up (Somiedo pt2)
Veigas is an old parroquia, a parish, within Somiedo. As far as I can tell, it is not and has never been a braña. Traditionally, brañas...
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Tales from Vaqueiro Territory
xinxane
- Jun 12, 2020
- 3 min
Blog notice
I apologize for the sudden long absence. As you probably know, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all travel was suspended and US travelers...
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xinxane
- Mar 3, 2020
- 5 min
Pola de Somiedo and the hike to the first brañas (Somiedo pt1)
About a month ago, I visited my first braña. From the airport, I took a taxi to Pola de Somiedo where I was staying. The first thing I...
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xinxane
- Feb 24, 2020
- 4 min
Xixón pt 2, Cemetery of El Sucu, Ciares & Update (English)
Hi guys, I know it has taken me a long time to update, I have been very busy as my research project is very much underway. In order to...
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xinxane
- Feb 6, 2020
- 7 min
Going home (kind of): Xixón, Asturies (English)
This past Thursday, I woke up at 8 am to head into Madrid to catch my flight to Uviéu. Someone who lived in Toledo showed me on the map...
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xinxane
- Jan 27, 2020
- 3 min
La Esnoga del Tránsito y El Museo Sefardí (Castellano)
Ayer, fui a La Esnoga del Tránsito y El Museo Sefardí, el lugar que esperaba más en Toledo. El Tránsito es increíble, realmente la...
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xinxane
- Jan 25, 2020
- 3 min
Esnoga del Tránsito and the Sefardi Museum (English)
Yesterday, I went to the Esnoga del Tránsito and Sefardi Museum (Museo Sefardí), the place I had most been looking forward to in Toledo....
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xinxane
- Jan 24, 2020
- 2 min
La djuderiya de Toledo (Castellano)
Hoy caminé por Toledo y, como prometí, visité la judería, o djuderiya en ladino. No entré en ninguna de las sinagogas ni el museo, no...
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xinxane
- Jan 23, 2020
- 2 min
La djuderiya de Toledo (English)
Today I walked around Toledo and, as promised, visited the Jewish quarter, or djuderiya in Ladino. I didn't go into any of the synagogues...
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