Tag: France
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Day 35: Les-Hopitaux-Vieux to Orbe
Song of the Day: Road to Nowhere — The Talking Heads While most of my song choices so far have been based more on the vibes of the song, I reserve the right for a few ironic choices. And while this is a fantastic song (and a good walking song), this is sort of a…
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Day 34: Pontarlier to Les-Hopitaux-Vieux
Song of the Day: About You — The 1975 I wouldn’t say I’m a huge fan of the 1975 — I’ve liked some of their songs here and there but never listened to them religiously. But their latest album happened to come out at a time when it was what I needed to be listening…
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Day 33: Mouthier-Haut-Pierre to Pontarlier
Song of the Day: Take a Walk — The Head & The Heart “Take a walk, try to relax, it’s not as bad as you think / Brush it off, she’ll call in the morning, it’s not as a bad as you think… why’s it so hard to find peace of mind / in the…
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Day 32: Ornans to Mouthier-Haut-Pierre
Song of the Day: Would That I — Hozier This is another great walking song, with the intro making a great soundtrack for my way out of Ornans, with thin layers of cloud slowly lifting and the sun peeking out from behind the cliffs. “True, that I saw her hair / like a branch of…
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Day 31: Besancon to Ornans
Song of the Day: Mountain at my Gates — Foals “There is a mountain at my gates, I see it more and more each day / What I give it takes away, whether I go or when I stay….oh, gimme some time / show me the foothold from which I climb / Yeah, when I…
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Day 30: Besancon
Song of the Day: Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) — George Harrison”Give me love, give me love, give me peace on Earth / Give me light, give me light, keep me free from hurt / Give me hope, help me cope with this heavy load…”You may be surprised that this is the…
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Day 29: Gy to Besancon
Song of the Day: Tangled up in Blue — Bob Dylan This is probably my favorite Dylan song and has been for a long time. But, it also feels fitting with what I am doing now — the way that most people I meet on this trail I will probably never see again, but some…
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Day 28: Seveux to Gy
Song of the Day: Douce France — Charles Trenet I’ve known this song since I was young (though I was partial to the other Charles Trenet song my dad used to play, ‘Boum!’). It’s a charming ode to a France that doesn’t really exist anymore, but it’s a song I’ve enjoyed singing along to at…
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Day 27: Champlitte to Seveux
Song of the Day: August — Taylor Swift “But I can see us lost in the memories, August slipped away into a moment in time / ’cause it was never mine” I bet you were wondering how long it was going to take me to include Taylor on here…well, this probably won’t be the only…
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Day 26: Langres to Champlitte
Song of the Day: Holocene — Bon Iver “And at once I knew, I was not magnificent…I can can see for miles, miles, miles, and miles…” I love this song for the opening bars and the slow build of the melody. It’s a song that I find extremely peaceful and have listened to many times…
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Eva on the Via Francigena (and beyond) 