Day 5 - Antigua
The next port was Antigua. It was a very easy and relaxing day. We didn’t have any excursions planned. We woke up a little later, and ate breakfast.
After that we decided to go look around Antigua. We all got off the boat and started looking around the small shops that were near the boat. My Mom, Mary, and Cindy did some more shopping, while Kavita and I decided to look around town a little.
When we docked, I noticed a church that looked to be quite old. I wanted to go and check that out first. We walked about a half mile, until we came to it. It was amazing. It was St. John’s Cathedral. It was built in 1845.
Plaques and commemorative artifacts adorned every wall of the church. Most of them placed there in honor of the people who sacrificed and labored to build the church.
As I was walking around, I could feel the history. I tried to imagine what a service must have been like a hundred and fifty years ago. I was impressed that the churches very existence shows that God’s Kingdom continues to grow and to expand, and that it can never be stopped. It was an extraordinary experience.
Outside there was also a graveyard – a further testament to the sacrifices of those who helped to build the cathedral.
After that we walked around town and stopped at a restaurant to eat. Then we went back to the ship and hung out for a while. I went to the sun deck and took some pictures and read for a while. That evening we had dinner, listened to the band, and then turned in.
“Houses are built to live in, not to look on; therefore, let use be preferred before uniformity, except where both may be had.”
-Francis Bacon
After that we decided to go look around Antigua. We all got off the boat and started looking around the small shops that were near the boat. My Mom, Mary, and Cindy did some more shopping, while Kavita and I decided to look around town a little.
When we docked, I noticed a church that looked to be quite old. I wanted to go and check that out first. We walked about a half mile, until we came to it. It was amazing. It was St. John’s Cathedral. It was built in 1845.
The architecture was unbelievably intricate. The wood carvings and inlays were unlike anything I’d ever seen. The stained glass windows were also masterpieces in and of themselves.
Plaques and commemorative artifacts adorned every wall of the church. Most of them placed there in honor of the people who sacrificed and labored to build the church.
As I was walking around, I could feel the history. I tried to imagine what a service must have been like a hundred and fifty years ago. I was impressed that the churches very existence shows that God’s Kingdom continues to grow and to expand, and that it can never be stopped. It was an extraordinary experience.
Outside there was also a graveyard – a further testament to the sacrifices of those who helped to build the cathedral.
After that we walked around town and stopped at a restaurant to eat. Then we went back to the ship and hung out for a while. I went to the sun deck and took some pictures and read for a while. That evening we had dinner, listened to the band, and then turned in.
“Houses are built to live in, not to look on; therefore, let use be preferred before uniformity, except where both may be had.”
-Francis Bacon
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