# Notes on Walking | Day 6

By [w3bscribing](https://paragraph.com/@w3bscribing) · 2022-10-13

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Merida.

It was a long day with many steps from Vilafranca de los Barros. After the rain, the ground was softer and a great welcome for aching legs and locked knees.

But more than the gentle earth, even more welcome was the tranquil town of Torremeija.

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The small town felt ghosty - perhaps even moreso give it was the Spanish national holiday - but the few habitants and low storey buildings made me feel like it would be a perfect town to escape from the world.

Walking into Merida was also astounding, even with a tired back and heavy arms. The Roman architecture, layout and design of the city is prominent and stands out immediately you step foot on the stone bridge.

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If Torremeija is the town to disappear from the world in, Merida would be the metropolis to start a new life in.

But the Camino does not end at either of these places; more town and cities and discoveries await on the way.

Perhaps on the way to Compostela, I'll meet an Alchemist and learn how to turn into the wind - that way my legs get to rest a little.

Just a little.

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