Our commenter Father Martin Fox is part-way through a three month sabbatical that has taken him (thus far) to the Holy Land, Turkey, Malta, and Rome. The narrative and photography are wonderful and engaging. You might give his blog a look - well worth the time.
Bonfire of the Vanities.
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Great pics.
Priests are often very well traveled.
I like the pretty buildings but felt slightly confused at the costumed legginess.
Very colorful.
costumed legginess...
It was Rio for a second.
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"costumed legginess"
Hmm. And here I was thinking how demure they looked compared with, say, Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
Wait a minute?
Father Fox was wasting his vacation time arguing with Trooper York?
That's gotta be some kind of sin.
Hey, thanks!
Thomas: yes, often we are. The truth is, while we usually don't have a big paycheck, if we're reasonably careful, we can manage pretty well, because we don't have the expenses lots of other folks have.
Also, in many cases you can cut lodging costs by staying in rectories and so forth. Not all the time, however.
In my case, this sabbatical is a benefit for priests in my diocese every ten years. Most of the costs are paid by the archdiocese. (Side trips, like mine to Malta, are on me.) But it's not just a vacation.
Trooper:
I didn't waste much of it. If memory serves, it was off hours here when I was chatting with you.
Now, however, it's around noon, so gotta run!
Very interesting. Thanks for the heads up.
I didn't know the Padre had a blog! I'll make it part of my rotation and will not swear when commenting.
Have a great time Father. Be safe.
I always wanted to go to Malta.
You what would be fun to do in Malta?
Having a malted.
Rome is my favorite Italian city. When I first went there I was 19 and had very little money. I did stupid thing like sleep outdoors at Villa Borghese and got robbed! There is just so much to see on foot and for little money.
The second time was on vacation with friends while working in Switzerland. Then I had enough money to stay in pensioni and to get into museums. The best gelato was at a tiny shop near the Spanish Steps. There was something about the chocolate -- it was more chocolatey than chocolate.
If you feel adventurous on foot, start walking south along the the old via Appia. After you pass through the medieval wall, the road which is now paved passes by old villas and Roman tombs. Here and there you can get glimpses of old paving stones poking through.
Another interesting site is the Cloaca Maxima which you can still see the outlet of along the Tiber.
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