Friday's excursion was a lovely group experience and I am sure everyone thinks the same.
The weather was perfect.
The highlight of the day for me was our visit to Abbotsford Convent: lunch, gallery, warm welcome from the artist R Roman (I cannot spell her first name properly) and our exploration of the place itself. R's talk was both moving and inspiring.
The Convent had a kind of exotic quality. I thought at times that I was back in certain parts of France. The height and strength of the architecture were probably responsible for this.
It also reminded me of a place in Western Australia called New Norcia where a Convent was built by Spanish monks in 1836. New Norcia is situated 140kms north of Perth. It is still inhabited by Benedictine monks and worth visiting. The Spanish architecture there is classical and rather severe. There is also an Art Gallery with old paintings.
The feeling at Abotsford Convent was somewhat similar.
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