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| The hotel where we stayed in. |
While there, we were lucky to have participated in the procession of Our Lady of Fatima and the Sunday mass. During the recitation of the rosary, Hail Mary was said in Filipino in the 4th decade. How cool is that?!
We spent a couple of days there and I went to the Our Lady of Fatima Shrine at different times of the day.
But what moved me the most while in Fatima were the pilgrims who prayed on their knees towards the Chapel of Visitation. It was a long path (about 1 km). Even when the temperature reached 11 degrees or while it rained and the wind was strong, they still continued praying on their knees. I was moved to tears just seeing them.
Within Fatima, we were also able to visit the houses of the Fatima visionaries (Blessed Jacinta, Francisco and Lucia).
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| A descendant of the Fatima visionaries giving us a background of their family. |
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| Another descendant of the family at the Miraculous water well |
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Steps made from mismatched tiles of religious images |
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| Old church in Fatima |
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| Cemetery near the old church of Fatima |
While in Portugal, we also passed by Porto for some wine-tasting. Since I don’t really drink, I zoned out. 😆
The only thing that I captured was that the older the wine, the lighter its color becomes. 😅
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| Porto |
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| Porto |
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| Porto |
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This trip is part of my 20-day, 7-country Best of Europe adventure. Budget requirement is approximately USD3,500 (including airfare, accommodation, land arrangement and travel taxes).
