Saint Catherine's Arch

Saint Catherine's  Arich is one of the most  recognizable  sites of Antigua.  About  three  hundred  years ago it was built so that nuns could  travel  from one building  to the other without  being  seen or seeing  the public  as the order of nuns was  kept  in seclusion.   Nowner the arch survives as a reminder  of all the orders  of nuns and priests  that once inhabited  the city.  Before the big earthquake  at the end of the 18th  century  there were fifty  different convents and priestly   orders.

I had dinner  tonight   with Walter  Ramírez ,  a man I have known for 10 years. I met him when he worked as gardener in Antigua.  He now is a distributor  for a carbonated juice .    I do hope some day he may visit me in the US.