Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Nope, Haven't Seen the Pope Yet

In case you haven't heard...it's World Youth Day here in Sydney. (Actually, it's more than a day since it's from the 15th till the 20th.) The news has been reporting that over 125,000 people from around the world, including the pope, have come to Sydney. Joy. We've seen some new sights from our balcony...

a fireworks show the other night,

a changing sign projected onto the Harbour Bridge,

and people. Lots and lots of people. Many who are carrying red, yellow, and orange backpacks advertising World Youth Day. Either they were giving them out somewhere or somebody has made a boat-load of money with these things. One also sees many people carrying and waving flags (although it's so nice to see the Stars and Stripes!), chanting, clapping, and singing as they walk along Circular Quay. It sounds like we're at a European football game. Sorry, soccer. (Have I been here too long?)

2 comments:

Jason Garwood said...

So I'm confused. Youth Day. Like Christian Youth or just Youth in general??

Go evangelize the Pope. That'd be fun :)

wendy said...

i think you should go grab one of those backpacks. get all the mementos of this experience that you can. then perhaps you could sell it on craig's list or auction it off on ebay when you get back home. you could be the one making a boatload of money this time!