Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Vaughantown: Days 2 and 3





The hotel lobby

More of the same... more talking... more meeting amazing, warm, wonderful people. During our break hours, we wander around the monastary and find interesting (and sometimes creepy) things.



Hallway near our room




When we can, we try to go in groups to the nearby village of Carrion de los Condes.

... when the rain lets up.



Small chapel connected to the old church that is part of the monastary


Inside the old church - pipe organ



The monastary/hotel courtyard



JD finds a secret passageway to the church



The excavated old jail cells for "bad monks". They are only about 6 feet tall by 3 feet wide by 4 feet deep.



The cloister






Ahh... it's good to be the Captain.








The altar of the old church






Sarcophagi in the church dating to the middle ages


It's been raining almost nonstop for the past few days, with brief respites. I think the sun came up for a total of 5 hours over the last 48 hours.



Outside the hotel







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