Okay! Finally; Day #3!!
On the 15th August 2011:
We were supposed to check out from the hotel at 12 noon.
So we all assembled at the hotel lobby and left to the huge church!
After Mass, we were invited by the French contingent for fellowship.
It turns out, they were still having Mass when we arrived.
After we joined their Praise and Worship, we left.
One of the interesting posters at the place
The French having their meal
And began our trek back to the hotel. In a rush.
I timed our walk from the town to the hotel.
So that's how I knew that if we walked fast, it'd be a 20 minutes walk XD
Because we've packed most of our stuff already,
we just did our best and handed over the room key 10 minutes before 12 noon XD
That is a really great achievement!
Anyways, we waited for the bus to arrive while being briefed on the next step.
After the briefing, we went on the bus... 3 buses came to pick us up.
Goodbye Hotel Avant! ):
Madrid, possibly.
And yes, I did stay in an apartment that looked like this.
Better view 8D
We were driving around and the bus driver finally found San Ireno Church:
There was a school opposite San Ireno.
And that was where we were deposited.
And outside the school, there were these cute thingys that were suspected to be...
showers.
And, if you went in it and looked up, you could see the sky/stars.
That was why the organizers asked us pilgrims to bring our bathing suits.
Now I wasn't so sure on whether to hope to stay in a host family's house or the school :/
Anyways...
We waited at the school's compound for a few hours
while our group leader got our registration sorted out.
After that, we went to San Ireno's basement.
Some of us were going to stay there too...
and you know what?
Turns out, it was very cool :o
Better than the atmosphere outside.
While there, we met this nun who was so young :o
I think her name was Sister J.
[EDIT]
Yup, she was Sister Judy XD
*Sorry Sister! I forgot your first name D:
She's very young :o
After another few hours has passed,
the first host family came...
And guess what?
They were my sis's and mine host family!
Now, I promised myself that I'd remain focused on my mission here in Spain;
And the idea is to NOT be distracted by any cuties there.
But the guy that came was darn cute,
I was beginning to wish I wasn't to be taken in by the host family :(
There were 4 of them;
Father, Mother, Daughter and (possibly) Son.
I talked to the daughter while they led us to their house.
It turns out, the "son" was actually her boyfriend! *phew*!!
(Thank the Lord!)
The Daughter introduced herself as Maria
and the way she excitedly looked at us was as though she had gained something new.
Like... we were her new daughters XD
After we went through the formalities, we went out to meet the group for dinner.
And dinner was in the city! 8D
So we took the subway train, which was the Metro:
The Metro railtracks.
When I finally came out from the train station, this is the first building I saw:
Which is literally called, "Our Lady of the Post Office."
Now see it from my sister's lens :D
Near Cibeles.
You know where this is.
*u*
JMJ = WYD 8D
After walking for awhile, we came here:
The waiter that came to take our order couldn't speak English
so we ended up asking Tito for help.
(He knew Spanish very well)
It turns out, they served pasta with the sandwich
and we have a choice of vegetarian sandwich or ham sandwich
I thought he said they have a choice of sandwich or pasta:
If you order sandwich, you get something or ham.
Which was pretty close XD
I liked the green apple.
Who knew sweet green apples existed?
I honestly didn't like the pasta. No taste :x
I don't know if I'm supposed to add cheese or salt or pepper...
so... that maybe my fault too :/
And, after a while of eating sandwich, I wish they'd put in some vegetables in their sandwich.
It was too dry for me D:
After dinner, we left the restaurant.
It was already dark then:
Then we went back home and went to sleep :)
The real fun begins starting Day 4!
To continue, click World Youth Day #4
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