15:00, March 30, 2020. By now, Gail and I would have departed on our flight from Winnipeg to Paris, via Montreal. Tomorrow we would have walked the streets of Paris. The following day would have taken us by train to Laon. And, after a day there, a short train ride would have taken us... Continue Reading →
Walking to Rome: Via Francigena Day 1
Our Chaucer Way pilgrimage ended in the nave of Canterbury Cathedral two days ago. Today we are back at the Cathedral, this time just outside the south transept. In front of us is a diminutive stone, no larger than a modest grave marker, with shallow relief carvings telling us this is the Starting Stone for... Continue Reading →
Walking to Rome: A Day in Canterbury
A brief photo tour of the city. Canterbury Cathedral About Town East ridge Hospital
Walking to Rome: Day Six on the Chaucer Way
This is the final day of our brief pilgrimage from London to Canterbury. The Chaucer Way has taken us from the most urban of places, through its suburban spread and, from there, through quaint rural villages replete with half-timbered, thatched-roof cottages and flint-walled churches before bursting once more into the cultural and spiritual city of... Continue Reading →
Walking to Rome: Winnipeg
It starts in Canterbury. Gail and I will leave its cathedral, head south, cross the English Channel, traverse France, climb Switzerland's Great Saint Bernard Pass, continue south through Italy and finally arrive on the doorstep of the Vatican. This is the ancient pilgrimage route known as the Via Francigena, a path roughly following Sigeric, Archbishop... Continue Reading →