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Satarah Wellness Boracay Adventure Flight for Immersion Program
October 20, 2014 - A great Monday morning scheduled flight for Satarah Wellness on their Boracay Adventure for their Immersion Program that will be held at Shangrila Hotel Boracay from October 20 to 25.
Satarah Wellness Team received their truckload of program kit that they will be use in their adventure prepared by MCI and Arrows team and collaborated by Department of Tourism (DOT).
Glancing their faces with happiness and excitement thru their incoming flight which was extended by the smile of MCI models.
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Heres that window at the end of the hallway. I just like the idea of these types of windows, reading by the light of the day or moon.
It would take up a great deal of time to photograph all of the park, but this fountain is noteworthy, as it draws a lot of people too it. Every time I have been here, there have been a slew of ducks. I don't know if they were put there (does somebody feed them?) or if they are simply attracted by the prospect of water and rest.
Satarah Wellness Boracay Adventure Flight for Immersion Program
October 20, 2014 - A great Monday morning scheduled flight for Satarah Wellness on their Boracay Adventure for their Immersion Program that will be held at Shangrila Hotel Boracay from October 20 to 25.
Satarah Wellness Team received their truckload of program kit that they will be use in their adventure prepared by MCI and Arrows team and collaborated by Department of Tourism (DOT).
Glancing their faces with happiness and excitement thru their incoming flight which was extended by the smile of MCI models.
#SatarahWellness
#BoracayAdventure
#ImmersionProgram
#HappyTrip
This is one of the hallways. I know it isn't terribly impressive, but I just thought it was neat. The buildings here give the impression that they will simply last forever - a sort of agelessness. It must have been awesome to live there!
This is the entrance (an the hinted-at choir loft) of the temple. Also pictured is Adriana (a professional photographer, by the way - if you need one and are in Morelia, look her up!).
Satarah Wellness Boracay Adventure Flight for Immersion Program
October 20, 2014 - A great Monday morning scheduled flight for Satarah Wellness on their Boracay Adventure for their Immersion Program that will be held at Shangrila Hotel Boracay from October 20 to 25.
Satarah Wellness Team received their truckload of program kit that they will be use in their adventure prepared by MCI and Arrows team and collaborated by Department of Tourism (DOT).
Glancing their faces with happiness and excitement thru their incoming flight which was extended by the smile of MCI models.
#SatarahWellness
#BoracayAdventure
#ImmersionProgram
#HappyTrip
Satarah Wellness Boracay Adventure Flight for Immersion Program
October 20, 2014 - A great Monday morning scheduled flight for Satarah Wellness on their Boracay Adventure for their Immersion Program that will be held at Shangrila Hotel Boracay from October 20 to 25.
Satarah Wellness Team received their truckload of program kit that they will be use in their adventure prepared by MCI and Arrows team and collaborated by Department of Tourism (DOT).
Glancing their faces with happiness and excitement thru their incoming flight which was extended by the smile of MCI models.
#SatarahWellness
#BoracayAdventure
#ImmersionProgram
#HappyTrip
While looking around the church, I happened to glance up. This blew me away - what an awesome painting and neat theological addition. The Lord looking down from the heights on those who gather to worship and petition in His house.
This is the inner courtyard of the temple and cloister. After I was done playing around with perspective and focus, I figured that you out to see what was on the other side of those plants!
This is the interior of the parish of San Jose. Would you believe that this parish - unlike many of the other churches of Morelia - was built with the intention to be a parish? This church! I can just imagine priests lining up to be assigned to this parish.
Wow.
This is part of the drainage & water collection system. Since architects weren't quite so stunted as they are today (sorry folks), even the most utilitarian things were given some artistic value.
This is the local church run by the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit. Not only are they an excellent order (I'm biased, one of my bishops is also a Missionary!), but they offer adoration every day, throughout the day up until Mass. Wonderful!
This is the Plaza Republica, just outside the Carmelite temple & cloister. Its really quite beautiful and nicely separated from the noise and bustle of the city. Not a lot of folks, either, which makes for just a soft dull murmer of passing cars as you enjoy the area.
Satarah Wellness Boracay Adventure Flight for Immersion Program
October 20, 2014 - A great Monday morning scheduled flight for Satarah Wellness on their Boracay Adventure for their Immersion Program that will be held at Shangrila Hotel Boracay from October 20 to 25.
Satarah Wellness Team received their truckload of program kit that they will be use in their adventure prepared by MCI and Arrows team and collaborated by Department of Tourism (DOT).
Glancing their faces with happiness and excitement thru their incoming flight which was extended by the smile of MCI models.
#SatarahWellness
#BoracayAdventure
#ImmersionProgram
#HappyTrip
On either side of the pillars that enclose the center of the cathedral are devotional chapels. There are actually chapels that are inset in these walls (although inset implies small, they are actually fairly large!).
This picture tells of the Franciscans' conversion of the indigenous peoples, replacing the sacrifice of their people to false gods with Christ's sacrifice to His Father, once for all.
Finally we see the teaching of the indigenous by the Franciscans of a new way of life. Notice the book that is open on the bottom left-hand corner. Although it may be difficult to read from this picture, it says (roughly translated) that this nation has been blessed in such a way that there will be none other like it.
This was formerly the dining hall of the friary. Unfortunately, it has been converted into this rather bland art hall & gathering area. Still, one can easily imagine the friars coming together for meals in this grand hall and spending time together (with good food....or not, if monastary cooking is as bad as they say...)
I saw this door under the stairway and decided to take a peek. While I was in there, Alejandro insisted on taking a picture that (yet again) illustrates that I'm not quite the usual size down here in Mexico. Ah, well.
As you walk down the main road (Francisco Madero) of Morelia, you will inevitably reach the center of town, the Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Morelia. A grand site to behold!
This is the outer area of the Carmelite temple and cloister. Really quite nice, although there is a parking lot to the right that mars the beauty a bit. Practicality wins out on aestheticism.
This is the tabernacle of the temple. It is truly beautiful, but unfortunately, I shook the camera when I took this shot (the others are worse!) and so it is mildly blurry. Try not to focus too hard - you'll only hurt your eyes (yes, I tried!)
Getting a picture of this church is difficult! Taking pictures during Mass (specifically, of the altar during Mass) or adoration is strictly forbidden - I was shooshed out of the church once for doing just that before I realized my error.
As I started out this afternoon, just a few blocks from the house, this view caught my eye. The makeshift-ness of the orange apartment speaks to both the ingenuity with which Mexico approaches its many needs as well as the sometimes disinheartening reality of just how much needs to be done to help make Mexico a easier and better place to live.
Convents! Although the passageway here is empty, the architecture here struck me. What an awesome place to live, if you choose to live in one place for the rest of your life.
Today I had the opportunity to take a tour of the rectory and offices of the cathedral. While we were there, I decided to grab this shot of the bell towers from the opposite end. Because the weather was, well, kind of crummy, this doesn't show off the glory of the bell towers as well as it could. Ah, well.
This is the courtyard within the rectory. The statue at the center is of Don Vasco de Quiroga, the first bishop of Morelia.
We simply couldn't find a name for this chapel, so I'm dubbing it....the chapel.
This chapel is one of the oldest in Mexico. As you can see from the ceiling, which is wooden, as well as the pillars, it is quite well-kept.
That same hill, but this time with a focus on the old basilica. As always, you really should visit to take in the grandeur of the sight.
This is the dance of the viejitos...ironically only done by young folks. The three players in the back play various traditional tunes to which the viejitos (a diminutive, but affectionate term for old folks) dance to.
Whats really neat is that there is usually always a VERY young kid (notable through his/her lack of height...) who can dance quite well to this. Its very impressive and very funny.
Another one of those cool windows meant to take advantage of the light of both day and night. That is Adriana (as if you didn't know that already!)
A friend showed me some shots that he had taken in sephia, and so while I was walking towards the Carmelite temple, I stopped and grabbed this shot. It turned out nicely, I think, although I'll need to putz a bit to get the hang of when sephia is appropriate and how to use it best.
Still, a very neat effect.
No, this isn't a random shot of one of the towers of the cathedral. If look closely (or view the picture in high resolution), you will see markings on the stones in the shape of keys.
This is because of reconstruction that was done on much of the cathedral, including this tower. A stone is a stone is a stone, or so you might assume, but the fact of the matter is that once taken apart, some method was needed to put everything back just the way it was built.
Thus a system was developed. Much of these markings have been washed off below, but these have survived and are a testament to the effort it must have taken to take down and rebuild such a enormous edifice.
This is the old basilica in Patzcuaro. There was Mass when we visited, so I didn't end up taking any pictures, but it is quite beautiful. Worth your time!
Outside of the church is the Plaza Morelos. It is theorized that where this plaza is was once a part of the convent that is attached to the church. The convent was a refuge for the remains of Mariano Matamoros, a famous revolutionary.