Departing Brisbane
28 juillet 2023, Australie ⋅ 🌙 15 °CMade it to our gate, see ya later Brisbane! We even found Bishop Michael in Duty Free!
Made it to our gate, see ya later Brisbane! We even found Bishop Michael in Duty Free!
After a very long journey, we made it to Spain! Tomorrow is our day in Avila, but we spent the afternoon exploring the city a little. Can you believe these photos were taken at 7:30pm?! Crazy!
This morning we met our guide and began a walking tour inside the city walls of Avila! The atmosphere here has changed very little since the days of St Teresa, to whom the city is dedicated. It wasEn savoir plus
St Teresa lived in Avila and founded many monasteries. She was a woman of strong faith who wanted to share this with others.
This monastery and church is home to Carmelite nuns. Inside you can see where St Teresa was born and lived as well as artefacts from when the monestry was founded. Most of the convent remains inEn savoir plus
1hr out of Avila, you’ll find Segovia. It’s most stunning site is the Roman Aqueduct. This aqueduct, although no longer in use, helped to bring water from the mountains into the city.
We walkedEn savoir plus
This morning we departed Avila for Salamanca. This city is home to two incredible cathedrals! We toured inside the old and new cathedral, then headed to Mass.
Just like yesterday, we celebrated MassEn savoir plus
Today we started by travelling to the ‘City of Joy (check out the photos of the crammed Metro). In the park space, pilgrims are invited to go to reconciliation/confession, adoration and view theEn savoir plus
This morning we met up for our first ‘Rise Up’ session of WYD. Unfortunately the sound wasn’t great so we ended up leaving and heading back to the hotel for Mass - lead by Fr Andrew.
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This morning we started with small group sessions and Mass at the hotel.
After Mass, Miki and I headed to the city centre to visit St Anthony’s Church and the Cathedral. On the way we also stoppedEn savoir plus
Voyageur All the best, have a great time
Have a great time [Louise H]
Voyageur Enjoy