Last night we stayed in a convent in Siena which was rather hard to find. Finally
Tim knocked on the door of a church and was redirected to number 4 on the same street. No markings at all other than the street number, we knocked and a nun came to door and let us in. To our surprise, 2 pilgrims we had met the previous day were already there and another Irish guy walking in the opposite direction. From being on our own it was fun to have others to share with, and conversations in several languages.
The warmth of our hosts' hospitality was truly a gift of grace. The nuns were so friendly, chatty and provided a generous evening meal as well as good coffee and pastries for breakfast. Again, we have been deeply encouraged by the life and vitality in the Christian communities we have visited.
The sisters loved this photo, taken this morning on Tim's iPad, especially that they could check it out 'pronto'.
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