Weekend in California

On Saturday, the team traveled to Los Angeles by train from San Bernardino. The day started with a walk down historic Olivera St.

I headed up with my host Ladd Seekens to have a look at the new Roman Catholic Cathedral, Our Lady of the Angels. The Cathedral is a beautiful piece of modern architecture. It was completed in 2002. It has some beautiful pieces of Spanish and modern art. The walls are lined with huge tapestries depicting Saints and people who contributed to the development of California.

The Cathedral has a Mausoleum in the lower floor. Cardinals and Bishops along with Cathedral Benefactors are interred here. Hollywood great, Gregory Peck is also interred in the Cathedral.

The team then traveled to Hollywood Boulevard and took in the sights such as the Kodak Theatre, Hollywood’s Walk of Fame and the Chinese Theatre.

On Sunday, I headed across to Irwindale where the Renaissance Pleasure Fair is held. This is a festival with profiles the Elizabethan/Renaissance era. It is a mixture of fun, theatrics and food and commercial vendors who pedal their wares.

Jousting, plays, sword fights and duels are undertaken by actors. Elizabeth the First holds court. There are also lots of other multicultural events that take place.