Sunday, May 13, 2007
Pilgrim Wandering - a few steps
Just arrived at Hamar railway station I went to have a short glance at the city while I was waiting for an appointment. In one of the main streets I found a picture engraved in several concrete chips on the pavement. I recognized that the picture represented a ruin of a former cathedral situated by the Mjøsa lake.
So I went down to the lake Mjøsa and followed a path along a nice park prepeared for different activities like beach wolley, roller blading, bathing, children playing, pathways for people walking with dogs etc. Here I also found this work of art - a crown - a monument of the kings visit?
So I went down to the lake Mjøsa and followed a path along a nice park prepeared for different activities like beach wolley, roller blading, bathing, children playing, pathways for people walking with dogs etc. Here I also found this work of art - a crown - a monument of the kings visit? The kings blessing took place in the Nidaros cathedral in Trondheim, but on the way he might have stopped here? Som steps later a milestone appeared. The inscription says 488 km to Nidaros. So Nidaros was and still is the goal for people wandering on this path? Yes, of course, this is the way where pilgrims wander to Nidaros, to see Saint Olav, the king that fell in the year 1030.
As a pilgrim you have a long distance to wander. On the way there is time for thinking. Not to get lost, the milestones must be followed step by step. What about the Hamar cathedral? After some minutes walk I found it on a headland between the city and the lake. The wall ruins are protected by an enormous glass construction, a scenic place and a museum you should visit on your pilgrimage. Anyway you will find this place to be a great experience.
As a pilgrim you have a long distance to wander. On the way there is time for thinking. Not to get lost, the milestones must be followed step by step. What about the Hamar cathedral? After some minutes walk I found it on a headland between the city and the lake. The wall ruins are protected by an enormous glass construction, a scenic place and a museum you should visit on your pilgrimage. Anyway you will find this place to be a great experience.# posted by syklisten - il ciclista @ 11:28 AM 
