Easter Sunday

Today is the biggest day on the Catholic calendar! I grew up attending Roman Catholic schools, so remember some of the rituals. In the books it says mass starts at 12pm and there is a procession at 10.30am. I figure I'll have to pass the cathedral to get to the procession so I'll see what the queue is like before heading to the procession. Also its raining when I leave at 10.10am so I know the procession isn't guaranteed.

As I'm walking into the old town I see this massive queue coming from the direction of the cathedral and I decide to join it as a precaution. Thankfully my instinct is correct and it's a queue for the cathedral! It's only 10.30am and there already is a 20 min queue to get inside. I figure it's a sign that I'll not go to the procession. I get inside and the seats are already filling up. I bag a seat and just get comfortable waiting for the show to start.

This is my 2nd mass in less than a week! I've not been to mass in at least 20yrs. I'm still convinced that's this place is not great but I'm chancing staying incase the botafumeiro swings today. On the website it says they swing it for easter Sunday. Unfortunately, on this occasion they don't so I've sat through another mass for nothing.

I leave and take the moment os sunshine to take some pictures. I can sense when's a good time to take a picture because as soon as I was done the rain started again.Read more