Fare thee well, Pilgrims…

It doesn’t seem right not to post something about the leaving pilgrims.  Apart from a few annoyances (like being stuck at central yesterday afternoon with half a million people leaving the Pope’s mass…bad timing), it seemed like the whole thing went pretty well. 
Their singing annoyed us, their enthusiasm worried us, and their constant happiness confused [...]

as the pope floats by

No crowds to speak of last night or this morning, and again, rode down Hickson Road as if it was my private street! But crossing darling harbour last night I was cheered on my some green-lovin’, wild eyed pilgrims from the states – they cheered “Yay for cycling!” and waved their large US flags.  It [...]

Howdy Pilgrim

I find it amusing that people attending World Youth Day in Sydney are being called Pilgrims. We were discussing at work that it sort of gives Sydney a Lourdes style cachet.  Are people currently making their way to our city on their knees?  Or doing that cross thing every three steps?  Given that the Pope [...]