Lunch was hosted in a convent that used to be a school but with declining enrollment now houses 42 Franciscan brothers who are studying or working their thesis. A brothet ftom Timor shared lunch with us. He will return to his home mother house when he finishes his studies.
In fog and mist we visit the shrine of Bom Jesus do Monte. Created in the 1700s the site consists of stairways up through woods pausing at small chapels each depicting one chapter from the passion of Christ. Coming out of the quiet forest a series of zigzag stairs continue upward interspersed by landings with meditative themes. Finally at the top...the church. Luckily the oldest working funicular in europe also goes up and saved us many steps.
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