My World Youth Day Experience

Day 4: Temple of the Sun and Moon  FUN FACT: Did you know that pyramids aren’t just found in Egypt? Mexico has two large pyramids known as the pyramids of the sun and moon.  Guess what I did?!?! After 40 minutes, I made it to the top of the pyramid of the Sun and was able to look over the Pyramid of the Moon in the ancient city of Teotihuacan. The view was absolutely breathtaking & definitely worth climbing the steep stairs.  We were then invited to visit the Guadalupe missionaries seminary at Tlalpan. Here we were able to have free time playing sports with the seminarians before enjoying a delicious dinner and entertaining cultural dance with the locals.

Can you spot Louisa in the video? Keep looking until the end. You can also follow Louisa's whilst she is on pilgrimage by the following ways. parrawyd.org will direct you to the main WYD site containing all kinds of information about WYD2019. catholicoutlook.org - look for the main menu in red. This will take you to catholicoutlook.org/category/wyd/ which lists all WYD related stories. parracatholic.org/ directs you to the parrawyd website www.facebook.com/parracatholic will publish stories and videos that appear on Catholic Outlook related to WYD. CEDP website will also link the official WYD site and the CEDP Facebook page will also share stories. Enjoy

Hola Amigos,  After a long flight to Mexico City, we have finally made it! Today was our second day exploring the beautiful churches in Puebla, Mexico. First, we visited Santa Maria Chapel in Puebla. It was absolutely spectacular!!! The walls, roof and altar were handmade out of over 1000 faces of angels and saints. Below are some photos that I was able to capture- however, the photos don’t do any justice. Then, we met our tour guides and they took us to eat some authentic Mexican food- I ate beef tacos! After that, we climbed The Great Pyramid of Cholula- a huge complex located in Puebla. It is the largest archaeological site of a pyramid, as well as the largest pyramid known to exist in the world today. It took us 35 minutes to climb the steep stairs to reach the top of the pyramid with its famous church- Our Lady of Remedies. Finally, we ate dinner at a rooftop restaurant with the views of St Augustine Cathedral.  Chat soon!  Adios Amigos  ...