Category: Via Francigena
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Day 8: Bapaume to Peronne
Song of the Day: Where Are We Going? — Marvin Gaye “Day in, day out, sidewalk sleepers turn about / Day by day the work gets done / Day by day another war goes on / Tell me, where are we going? / Oh-oh, what’s the future showin’? / Oh, where are we headed? /…
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Day 7: Arras to Bapaume
Song of the Day: I’ve Got a Name — Jim Croce My family loves music, and when we are all back in the house we will always have music playing. I associate Jim Croce, in part, with sitting in our dining room having breakfast — a few years back my dad (or maybe my brother)…
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Day 6: Arras
Song of the day: Canyon Moon — Harry Styles This song has been stuck in my head since I was walking into Wisques but I couldn’t remember the name or who it was by. I was convinced it was by Vampire Weekend, even though I know almost their entire discography by heart (and confirmed it…
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Day 5: Wisques to Arras
Song of the Day: All Things Must Pass — George Harrison “Sunrise doesn’t last all morning / the cloudburst doesn’t last all day… all things must pass, all things must pass away…all things must pass / none of life’s strings can last / so I must be on my way / and face another day”…
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Day 4: Ecottes to Wisques
Song of the Day: My Maria — B.W. Stevenson I woke up with this song stuck in my head even before I had set off, but it suited the long, empty farm roads through rolling fields well. I even sang along (perhaps a generous use of the word “sing”) on my way out of Tournehem-sur-la-Hem……
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Day 3: Dover to Ecottes
Song of the day: Radio Gaga — Queen I didn’t select this song for a specific lyric (I’m not really a lyrics person) but more for the opening build-up of the song, which perfectly encapsulated the feeling of pulling away from Dover on the ferry, the white cliffs lit up in the morning sun. I…
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Day 2: Sheperdswell to Dover
Song of the day: Solsbury Hill — Peter Gabriel “So I went from day to day / Though my life was in a rut / ‘Til I thought of what I’d say / Which connection I should cut / I was feeling part of the scenery / I walked right out of the machinery /…
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Day 1: Canterbury to Sheperdswell
Song of the Day: White Winter Hymnal — Fleet Foxes It may not be winter in Kent, but it certainly does not feel like August. This song also would have been more fitting with what I thought were the opening lyrics (“I was following the path”), which it turns out actually is “I was following…
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Day 0: Canterbury
Well, I have to admit — it wasn’t the smoothest start to the next few weeks of travel. Despite running around West London for the past 3 days, buying last odds and ends, the final pack and departure for Canterbury was still quite stressful. Nathan and I made it to Canterbury for lunch, a mediocre…
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What is the Via Francigena?
The Via Francigena is an ancient pilgrimage route connecting Canterbury, England and Rome, Italy. It stretches over 2,000km (~1,200mi) across the UK, France, Switzerland, and Italy. The path that is walked today follows the footsteps of Archbishop Sigeric the Serious’s 990 BCE return from Rome after receiving his pallium — though the path was first…
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Eva on the Via Francigena (and beyond) 