Apologies to all Catholics, or anyone who might be offended by my flippant comments.
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Yesterday, we visted the Santa Catalina Monastery. It was a fully cloistered nun facility for 400 years until part of it was opened to the public in the 1970s.
There were a surprising number of plants. Of course, the nuns are too busy to tend them themselves, so they have gardeners now.
Sorry to Catholics, but I don't understand the whole scary tortured Christ thing. Burned fingers? Yuck. I'd choose a softer, nicer religion myself.
This lime flower smlled INCREDIBLE. Did not know that lime trees have thorns - huh. And how do nuns use limes? Margaritas, perhaps?
One of the courtyards within the complex. A note on the colours: the stone was originally all white, as is common in Arequipa. But, in the 1800s, a doctor told them to paint a bunch of walls, as the nuns were haivng eye problems. So they chose rust and sky blue.
a nun's bedroom. the bed is under an arch as protection during earthquakes. (Arches are structurally stronger than flat roofs.)
a well-used kitchen. Again food is protected by an arch.
an oven. Pizza, anyone?
the cooking area is made of sillar stone, from a nearby volcano. 
rust walls, a window and geraniums. Maybe I could be a nun? hahahahhaha
me n Aunt Henri at the group laundry area.
translation, anyone??
condor fresco
close-up of the menu in the Nun's cafe. Who knew nuns were so funny?
courtyard
2 comments:
Photos are awesome! The colours are striking...I can't imagine how wonderful they'd be in person. Thanks for posting.
Thank you so much for posting the pictures! It's a very nice way to see how our Henriette is doing! Very good pictures you take too! (((((hugs))))) to you both!
Mary S.
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