{"id":8495,"date":"2022-10-26T19:37:34","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T19:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/?p=8495"},"modified":"2022-10-28T05:08:29","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T05:08:29","slug":"ziua-23-parte-din-povestea-altcuiva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/en\/drumetii-lungi-pelerinaje\/ziua-23-parte-din-povestea-altcuiva\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 23: Part of someone else's story"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8495\" class=\"elementor elementor-8495\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28243e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28243e3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a155a9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8e89aa\" data-id=\"c8e89aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e81da87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"e81da87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"povestea\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea6f5b8 elementor-section-boxed 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elementkit-tab-nav  elementskit_tooltip_style elementskit_tooltip_style\">\n                                    <li class=\"elementkit-nav-item elementor-repeater-item-e7fb3c4\">\n                        <a class=\"elementkit-nav-link  active show left-pos\" id=\"content-e7fb3c46a20486da3b23-tab\" data-ekit-handler-id=\"traseul\" data-ekit-toggle=\"tab\" data-target=\"#content-e7fb3c46a20486da3b23\" href=\"#Content-e7fb3c46a20486da3b23\"\n                            data-ekit-toggle-trigger=\"click\"\n                            aria-describedby=\"Content-e7fb3c46a20486da3b23\">\n                            <span class=\"far fa-map elementskit-tab-icon\"><\/span>                            <span class=\"elementskit-tab-title\"> The trail<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                        <li class=\"elementkit-nav-item elementor-repeater-item-9077dfd\">\n                        <a class=\"elementkit-nav-link  left-pos\" id=\"content-9077dfd6a20486da3b23-tab\" data-ekit-handler-id=\"povestea\" data-ekit-toggle=\"tab\" data-target=\"#content-9077dfd6a20486da3b23\" href=\"#Content-9077dfd6a20486da3b23\"\n                            data-ekit-toggle-trigger=\"click\"\n                            aria-describedby=\"Content-9077dfd6a20486da3b23\">\n                            <span class=\"icon icon-open-book elementskit-tab-icon\"><\/span>                            <span class=\"elementskit-tab-title\"> The tale<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                <\/ul>\n\n            <div class=\"tab-content elementkit-tab-content\">\n                                    <div class=\"tab-pane elementkit-tab-pane elementor-repeater-item-e7fb3c4  active show\" id=\"content-e7fb3c46a20486da3b23\" role=\"tabpanel\"\n                         aria-labelledby=\"content-e7fb3c46a20486da3b23-tab\">\n                        <div class=\"animated fadeIn\">\n                            <ul><li>Trail type: point to point<\/li><li>Period: April 2019<\/li><li>Starting point: Santib\u00e1\u00f1ez de Valdeiglesias<\/li><li>Stopping point: El Ganso<\/li><li>Trail blazing:<\/li><\/ul><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1990 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/340px-Muszla_Jakuba.svg-300x293.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"49\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/340px-Muszla_Jakuba.svg-300x293.png 300w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/340px-Muszla_Jakuba.svg-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/340px-Muszla_Jakuba.svg-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/340px-Muszla_Jakuba.svg.png 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1992 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-29-072940-300x264.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"45\" height=\"40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-29-072940-300x264.png 300w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-29-072940-14x12.png 14w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-29-072940.png 463w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 45px) 100vw, 45px\" \/><\/p><ul><li>Distance: ~25.1 km<\/li><li>Duration: ~7hrs with breaks<\/li><li>Equipment:<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/en\/echipament\/#pelerinaj-primavara\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spring long trip\/pilgrimage equipment\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.mapy.cz\/s\/gonemoporu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Map<\/span><\/a><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8504 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/santibanez-el-ganso-1024x485.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/santibanez-el-ganso-1024x485.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/santibanez-el-ganso-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/santibanez-el-ganso-768x364.png 768w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/santibanez-el-ganso-18x9.png 18w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/santibanez-el-ganso.png 1227w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.mapy.cz\/s\/gonemoporu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Elevation gain<\/span><\/a>: 328 m<\/li><\/ul><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8503 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/santibanez-el-ganso-elev-gain-300x212.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/santibanez-el-ganso-elev-gain-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/santibanez-el-ganso-elev-gain-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/santibanez-el-ganso-elev-gain.png 406w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p>Food\/water:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>San Justo de la Vega, at 7.6 km from Santib\u00e1\u00f1ez de Valdeiglesias<\/li><li>Astorga at 11.4 km from Santib\u00e1\u00f1ez de Valdeiglesias<\/li><li>Murias de Rechivaldo, at 16.1 km from Santib\u00e1\u00f1ez de Valdeiglesias<\/li><li>Santa Catalina de Somoza, at 20.7 km from Santib\u00e1\u00f1ez de Valdeiglesias<\/li><\/ul><p>Accommodation: Albergue Gabino, a private albergue, with a capacity of 30 beds at 8\u20ac\/bed. There is no restaurant available at the albergue but there is a kitchen where you can prepare your own food.<\/p><p>This is the only albergue from El Ganso. Being a very small village, there is no restaurant either. There is only one small market.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_2676\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2676\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"#povestea\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2676 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Untitled-design-6-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Untitled-design-6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Untitled-design-6-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Untitled-design-6-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Untitled-design-6.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2676\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tale of the trail<\/figcaption><\/figure>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"tab-pane elementkit-tab-pane elementor-repeater-item-9077dfd\" id=\"content-9077dfd6a20486da3b23\" role=\"tabpanel\"\n                         aria-labelledby=\"content-9077dfd6a20486da3b23-tab\">\n                        <div class=\"animated fadeIn\">\n                            <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Dear traveler,\u00a0<\/p><p>I enjoyed very much this place where we slept. So much that this morning we enjoyed our breakfast a bit longer than usual.\u00a0<\/p><p>But now, the time has come to discover other places, so we started off on the path that leaves the village.<\/p><p>A few sleepy heads are sharing the path with us. It's too early to be in the mood for chatting. Honestly, as weird as it sounds, I'm not in the mood either.\u00a0<\/p><p>On our way, we find a farm and from after the fence, some calves are calling me to pet them.\u00a0<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8501 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_081114-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_081114-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_081114-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_081114-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_081114-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_081114-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_081114.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p><p>They're probably amused by my outfit, but there's nothing I can do. In the morning, Mornings are quite cold.<\/p><p>-\"Mooooo.\"\u00a0<\/p><p>-\"Yes, I think you're cute too!\"<\/p><p>The orange path walks us up and down a sandy hill, along bonsai like trees and green and yellow fields.\u00a0<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8567 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_083531-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_083531-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_083531-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_083531-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_083531-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_083531-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_083531.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p>-\"Mamarmot, these yellow fields remind me of something, but about what?\"<\/p><p>-\"Marmot, this is rapeseed, it blooms in our country during springtime too and we always seek it for pictures.\"<\/p><p>This was it!<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8500 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_084355-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_084355-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_084355-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_084355-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_084355-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_084355-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_084355-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p>The pilgrims continue to walk fast past us, when from behind, we hear a voice saying:<\/p><p>-\"Greetings, friends from Romania.\"<\/p><p>A pilgrim smiles back at us from under his long hair. He's got quite a small backpack for a pilgrim and he doesn't seem to wear the usual hiking gear.<\/p><p>-\"Hello!\"<\/p><p>-\"I heard you talking in Romanian. I'm happy to meet Romanians along the way. And a family, well, it's the first time I see one! Well done!\"<\/p><p>-\"We're happy to meet you too\", says Mamarmot.<\/p><p>-\"Oh well, I must carry on my way. But just so you know, I'm writing a book about this journey and most likely you'll be a part of it. Buen Camino!\"<\/p><p>How nice, I would be very curious to read this book! Especially since I'll be a part of it.<\/p><p>The hill starts to incline a bit and I start to loose my patience too.<\/p><p>I don't need to complain too much until I end up on dad's shoulders. On the top of the hill, we are welcomed by a small resting area, created especially for pilgrims. Here, a very nice person prepared fruit, one more delicious than the other, for the pilgrims that arrive here exhausted after the climb.<\/p><p>-\"I'm so exhausted I can't move anymore\", I whisper to a giant strawberry while I take a craving bite of it.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8585 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_093408-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_093408-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_093408-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_093408-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_093408-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_093408-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_093408.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p>The strawberry has a fast effect on me, as now I feel I have enough energy. Even for one hill or two.\u00a0<\/p><p>I was right, as we have two more hills to go until we reach a small lookout over a city.\u00a0<\/p><p>-\"What city is this, Mamarmot?\"<\/p><p>-\"Marmot, it's Astorga. The city we went last time, by bus.\"<\/p><p>How cool! We are finally, again, back here!<\/p><p>The statue of a pilgrim points our direction.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8498 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_101028-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_101028-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_101028-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_101028-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_101028-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_101028-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_101028-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p>Astorga awaits us much more sunnier than last time. I notice known places - a big backpack at the entrance of a store, the castle of the chocolate museum and the coffee shop where last time Mamarmot was very sad. I'm happy to be here again, all happy.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8602 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_120426-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_120426-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_120426-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_120426-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_120426-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_120426-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.marmotwanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20190427_120426.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p>I can't leave without tasting something sweet from the city of chocolate. Now, going forward.\u00a0<\/p><p>The trail becomes more and more wild and the sun makes me remove some layers.\u00a0<\/p><p>We enter a small village with walls, knocked down by time and weather.<\/p><p>There is not much around here. But if we find an albergue, it should be enough for us.\u00a0<\/p><p>We find our perfect little place. A bed hidden under some stairs, a small kitchen where we can play some card games during dinner and a courtyard where we could enjoy the afternoon sun.\u00a0<\/p><p>And if it couldn't get better than that, this place is full of cats. Two are sleeping under the sun, one is under the kitchen table, another sits in the hamper from the bathroom, another one is strolling on the fence. This is the best place!<\/p><p>We enjoy the rest of the day without having too much to do.\u00a0<\/p><p>In our bed under the stairway, we stay for a few card matches and then we get ready for bed. I think it's the first time all three of us manage to tuck in one bed.\u00a0<\/p><p>Maybe I walked too much today or it's from how much we ran around cats, but I feel sleepy. In my mind comes the story of a Camino pilgrim,. That pilgrim is actually me. And I'm not only the pilgrim in my story. I'm also a part of someone else's story.<\/p>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                \n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a344bdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a344bdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Marmot statistics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ac25281 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ac25281\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31ffa6ae\" data-id=\"31ffa6ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78badd27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-piechart\" data-id=\"78badd27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-piechart.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">        <div class=\"ekit-single-piechart withcontent\">\n\n            \n            <div class=\"colorful-chart piechart\" data-pie_color_style=\"normal\" data-gradientcolor1=\"\" data-gradientcolor2=\"\" data-size=\"116\" data-linewidth=\"5\" data-percent=\"100\">\n\n                \n                \n                \n                    <span class=\"ekit-chart-content\">\n                        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-smile-beam\"><\/i>                    <\/span>\n\n                \n\n\n            <\/div>\n                         <h2 class=\"ekit-piechart-title\">Joy <\/h2>\n            \n            <p>As much joy as there can be, especially when Marmot meets cats and cows along the way and reached the city of chocolate once more.<\/p>\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cf99f58\" data-id=\"6cf99f58\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1712133d elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-piechart\" data-id=\"1712133d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-piechart.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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