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Not just another day at the office..

22/9/2016

 
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. One of the most amazing visits of my life!  Riding the cable car up to the Sugar Loaf Mountain... The view is breath-taking.  One of those times in life when it pays to have a deficient imagination - shockingly high drop to the ground if it gave way.  I wondered how they built on top of that sheer cliff.  The info place said it was courageous climbers in about 1912 who carried the first cable up, and a larger cable was attached to the end of it, so thicker cables could be pulled up later.

We also saw a super-gilded Chapel of the Third Order of Franciscan.  I thought they were supposed to be associated with poverty? 

 I am reminded of yesterday - we were in another amazing RC church.  I loved the huge angel holding up the pulpit, but was sorry for a young woman who was praying for ages, fervently crossing herself, genuflecting  etc etc and looking really sad.  I wanted to say ""Your daddy God is in a good mood and he listens when you pray", but I lacked the Portuguese words :-( 

The Municipal Theatre held a tremendous treat. It was a ballet company rehearsing "Sheherazade" Wow! I was supposed to be looking at the beautiful theatre but couldn't take my eyes off the ballet :-)


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    Hi, I'm Helen and I raise money for our Kondoa mission project by making jams, chutneys and marmalades.

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