We started the day by hiking up the equivalent of 33 flights of stairs to attend mass at St. Cecelia's. This seemingly usual activity turned out to be one of the most unusual of the trip, being a Catholic mass..that's not exactly a good thing.
When we first walked in, it had the feel of a first communion mass. The seating chart was posted on the doors, and there were young girls in fancy white dresses. My thought was, "Oh, how exciting!"; I don't know if that was a shared feeling.
We were greeted by a warm and welcoming woman. But, as mass progressed, it became less and less like the environment we know back home. It seemed that any time a song played, it was general talking time. It was very irreverent and distracting. It was quite the experience. Ryan said he was glad he joined because he wouldn't have believed the behavior if he hadn't seen it himself.
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And, for the big event: an NRL game!
When setting up this one, we basically figured "When in Rome..." So, we grabbed tickets to a rugby game; it seemed to be popular around here. Little did we know, we would love it!
We traveled down to Olympic Park which was very impressive. The whole area has been very well maintained since they hosted the Olympics back in 2000. We arrived relatively early and were able to admire the sight a bit before heading into the ANZ stadium.
The match up was Parramatta Eels vs. St George Dragons. Before arrival, we hadn't really looked at the team colors or mascots on either side; but when we first entered the stadium, the Eels mascots were hanging about for photos. Of course, we had to grab one!
As it turned out, Parramatta was awesome! They dominated the entire game. And, we loved it.
Check out the game highlights!
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