“You won’t believe what lies behind the locked doors of our buildings!" That’s the first sentence they start their brochure with....., sounds a bit scary doesn't it?? Anyhow that’s how they try to let you join the tour around the Monastic Town.
I would have love to join but again it is too expensive and we just can’t afford it. Besides that, in the past we have seen a lot of Monasteries in Belgium as well as one in The Netherlands. We visited them because they make beer, have their own breweries and so has this one in Australia and that’s why we are here for!
I must admit, the beer was really good and we don’t say that very quick.
We have stayed there 2 nights on a camp site next to the oval for which we paid only $ 10.00/night.
Then you may wonder what we did there so long but the Town, which was founded in 1847, is very nice and worth to walk around even though you cannot go into the buildings unless you of course join the tour.
Let’s join our little tour now;
St. Gertrude’s College
The front view of the College......
The back of the College;
Old Convent
Cemetery. The ordinary white crosses without a name are Aboriginal graves.
Abbey Church. The marble tomb of New Norcia’s founder, Rosendo Salvador, is found inside the Abbey Church.
Entrance of the Monastery. Home to a community of Benedictine monks. They not only brew their Abbey Ale but also bake bread.
The surroundings
The little river walk
Hope you liked it!
See ya next week, cheers!
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