Our last stop on the tour with Gonzalo was the shrine at Fatima. The place is HUGE or at least it felt that way to me because I was comparing it to Ireland's Knock.
Unfortunately, it rained really hard the entire time we were there. We still managed to have a good time, even if our photos didn't turn out bright and sunny.
This is a view of Fatima from the Chapel of Apparitions. The crucifix is very modern artish; Jesus is made up of a zig-zag line. Everything was very interesting to look at...not traditional like I would expect, but more modernized.
We wanted to go into the main church but there was a mass on inside and we were not allowed in. We stayed under the church's roof for a few minutes to see if the rain would pass and when it didn't we went off to find more things to look at.
Just as we were leaving, Laura and I saw this statue of John Paul II so we had to get our photo with him. Yeah JPII!
Unfortunately, it rained really hard the entire time we were there. We still managed to have a good time, even if our photos didn't turn out bright and sunny.
This is a view of Fatima from the Chapel of Apparitions. The crucifix is very modern artish; Jesus is made up of a zig-zag line. Everything was very interesting to look at...not traditional like I would expect, but more modernized.
We wanted to go into the main church but there was a mass on inside and we were not allowed in. We stayed under the church's roof for a few minutes to see if the rain would pass and when it didn't we went off to find more things to look at.
Just as we were leaving, Laura and I saw this statue of John Paul II so we had to get our photo with him. Yeah JPII!
1 comment:
Hi Kristin,
Sorry your pilgrimage to Fatima included so much rain. It looks lovely, though. Kudos once again on your interesting descriptions. Any blog that includes a shout out to Pope John Paul II is a winner! Love, Mom
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