"Melodies from the Silver Screen" was the title of the concert that we attended. The selections ranged from "Moon River" to the theme song to James Bond and we were tapping our toes the entire concert. We were in this same church the day before, where we bought our tickets, and as we were looking at the simple wooden pews we remarked that we needed to bring cushions to sit on. They took note of that and when we arrived they showed us to the only pews in the church that had padding. There was a reserved sign on the seats as they had been reserved for us. Bravo! We got out of the concert and walked around a bit more. The wind was picking up and the chill was getting to us. So we headed back to avoid the weather. The ferry was just a few minutes away so we walked there and luckily the ferry was already there and we just walked on. When we got to the other side we we jumped on a bus and took it right to the house. I had pressed the stop button but the driver was not going to stop. A different passenger yelled out stop! and finally the driver stopped the bus.
A building all dressed up
The festival of St. Joseph in the following day so maybe that is why
A placard describing the building
But next to it is a 3-D model of the front of the building
Here is the building depicted
We miss the Queen
The Church of Our Lady of Victory
Across the street
Is this the crypt downstairs?
Hanging out with the candles
Downstairs the Silver Saints hang out
A small screen AV presentation
Old photos of the blessing of the animals circa 1945
Perhaps this cat was really a demon!
Low ceilings
Steep stairs
Fancy vestments
After getting bombed in 1943 the roof was damaged and these paintings were severely damaged
The interior restorations began in 2004 and lasted until 2016
An icon at the top of the altar
Notice the flat head screw to the left of her mouth. This is a painting encased in a silver veil. The veil is made of actual metal, not painted
Very fancy
The host came up to the lectern six times during the show. First for the intro, then after the first two songs, again after each pair of songs and finally at the end. One might say he is longwinded but we gave him the benefit of the doubt and said he was thorough
They are looking over to see if the host is ever going to wrap it up
This is for us
And they are ready to play
Great acoustics
Gigantic candle holders
Violin and keyboard
This church was very small and that gave it a cozy atmosphere
The organ
One last look inside
Fat Harry!
In fact they were good enough for us to buy some things
Is this a tiny Ocelot? it looks like it has a mustache under its chin
Baked goodies
Narrow alley ways
Very detailed ornamentation
A skinny door
Then we happen upon another large church
Steep uphill climb
Side by side steps
Our ferry awaits
Off we go!
It is packed tightly with people
