Wednesday, July 23

Wednesday, July 23

Today was a day to recover and relax. We woke up and had a late mass at 10:00 a.m. Our only plan for the day was to go to the Church that Blessed Mary MacKillop was buried in. Other than that we just hung out or did our laundry.

Taylor and I found a coffee shop that had French Toast. We sat down and had French Toast served with ice cream! It is very good and cheap! Most of the boys did their laundry or slept in. Us girls decided that we weren't going to spend money on our laundry with only 2 days left of the trip. I hope we don't smell too bad!

We took a train to visit the church. There was already a large group of other pilgrims there whenever we arrived. We listened to them sing and sang along once we got the tune down. We got to see where Blessed Mary MacKillop's tomb is located. We also looked around in a gift shop for quite a while before heading back to the train station.

Afterwards, we all headed out for the Internet or dinner. Fr. Daren and John found an Italian place inside of the mall. Taylor and I were going to go with him before we saw that one meal was $30!! We instead settled on a Kebab place just outside of the hotel. The workers were very nice there and we now wave to them everytime we walk by.

At 9:00 we all met in Fr. Daren's room for a discussion on what the Pope talked about on Saturday night. Brett, David, and Fudge all walked in looking very sleepy. They apparently had been sleeping for a couple hours and were very tired from the day. We discussed the Holy Spirit and how He is a mystery. We got into a deep discussion on what a mystery really is. I don't even know if I can explain it. It is a mystery in itself. :)

That's about all for the night. Taylor and I are using the Internet now. Everyone else is back at the hotel resting for our day tomorrow. I know the boys have a lot planned including Paddy's Market and several other shopping malls. I think they like to shop just as much as girls do. Us girls plan on going to the Art Gallery here and the Sydney Tower. We are all going to meet one last time for dinner. It's supposedly some place nice, and not too expensive!

That's about it! Chao for now!