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Places and songs and flowers and food

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In 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, I asked my friends to come to celebrate with me, at first due to the COVID-19 pandemic stretched over time. The diary continues here, with some places, songs, and food, a work in process.

First quarter

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January · Vacation on La Palma 21 to 4 February · Lorch 11 · March · Munich 3, Tegernsee 4 · Porto 11 · Vacation on Madeira 12–19

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hiking from Ehrenbach to Niederauroff over the hills,
back in valleys
New Year's service in Niedernhausen
(1 January)
stroll around Ehrenbach
(3 January)
lunch in Sachsenhausen
(4 January)
stroll along the Rhine in Eltville
(5 January)

(5 January)
hiking to Oberlibbach
(8 January)
hiking further to Orlen and back
(8 January)
hiking along the Rhine from Niederwalluf to Eltville
(9 January)
hiking back
(9 January)

(9 January)
hiking around Ehrenbach
(10 January)
birthday in Hannover
(11 January)
Viel Glück und viel Segen
hiking around Ehrenbach
(13 January)
hiking around Ehrenbach
(16 January)
stroll around Ehrenbach
(19 January)
hiking around Ehrenbach
(20 January)
(20 January)
flight to La Palma, La Fajana
(21 January)
hiking on coastal trail, Topaciegas
(21 January)
(21 January)
round of Palma,
North coast, vineyards near Puntagorda
(22 January)
lava fields
southern tip
(22 January)
(22 January)
hiking from Gallegos on coastal trail to Topaciegas
(23 January)
Barranco de Gallegos
(23 January)
bottom
(23 January)
up again
(23 January)
ridge
(23 January)
Topaciegas
(23 January)
(23 January)
La Fajana beach
stroll from Charco Azul along the ocean
(24 January)
Fish platter at the harbour
(24 January)
(24 January)
hiking from Las Tricias to Bucaras on Coastal trail 130
(25 January)
gofio mill museum
(25 January)
dragon trees on 130a
(25 January)
ancient rock art
(25 January)
back, old dragon tree
(25 January)
dinner in Puntagorda
(25 January)
hiking around Roque de los Muchachos
(26 January)
(26 January)
hiking into Barranco de las Angustias
(27 January)
towards Cascada de los Colores
(27 January)
Cascada de los Colores
(27 January)
return with the water
(27 January)
(27 January)
Pompano in Puerto de Tazacorte
(27 January)
service at Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Barlovento
(28 January)
driving mountain road LP 109 to Roque Faro
(28 January)
hiking GR 130 from Santo Domingo north
(28 January)
along coast
(28 January)
back
(28 January)
Iglesia Nuestra Señora de La Luz
(28 January)
eating on plaza
(28 January)
hiking from Cumbrecita to
Pico Bejenado [de]
(29 January)
(29 January)
from saddle to peak
(29 January)
return
(29 January)
El Remo
(29 January)
hiking through laurel forests towards
Cubo de Galga
(30 January)
(30 January)
back
(30 January)
hiking south on Ruta de los volcanes from Refugio El Pilar in national park Cumbre Vieja
(31 January)
to Hoyo negro
(31 January)
crater of Hoyo negro
(31 January)
back, view of lava field to west coast,
Caldera de Taburiente,
east coast
(31 January)
back, almond blossom with view to Bejenado
(31 January)
El Remo
(31 January)
hiking on coastal trail GR 130 from Franceses to Gallegos
(1 February)
below Gallegos
(1 February)
Playa del Callejoncito, Santo Domingo
(2 February)
(2 February)
Punta Gorda
(2 February)
courtyard dining in Puntagorda
(2 February)
La Fajana beach in the morning
(3 February)
Playa de Nogales
(3 February)
Santa Cruz de La Palma
(3 February)
Iglesia de San Salvador
(3 February)
balconies
(3 February)
Cueva de salinas
(3 February)
Playa de las cabras
(3 February)
La Fajana beach
(4 February)
crabs
(4 February)
take off
(4 February)
hiking to Niederauroff, back in valleys
(9 February)
cheesecake on Sunday
(11 February)
hiking from Lorch to Lorchhausen on Rheinsteig
(11 February)
(11 February)
back
(11 February)
hiking around Ehrenbach
(12 February)
hiking to Eschenhahn and back
(19 February)
hiking from Niederwalluf to Eltville, ship "Deo gratias"
(24 February)
back
(24 February)
hiking around Ehrenbach
(29 February)
hiking around Rauenthal
(2 March)
Munich, St. Peter
(3 March)
Marienplatz, Olympiapark
(3 March)
Cuvilliés Theatre
(3 March)
Tegernsee
(4 March)
hiking from above Tegernsee to Glaun
(4 March)
Cross at Pfliegleck
(4 March)
Church in Tegernsee
Kaiserschmarrn in Munich
(4 March)
hiking from Niederwalluf to Eltville
(8 March)
camelias in Rosengarten, back
(8 March)
service with orchestra
hiking to Kesselbach and back
(10 March)
stopover in Porto
(11 March)
(11 March)
hiking along the Madeira northern coast, east from miradouro de
São Cristovão
(12 March)
up on steps, falcon on rock
(12 March)
to Arco de São Jorge
(12 March)
Igreja de São José
(12 March)
fontain, cat
(12 March)
return

fish soup
at Porto Moniz
(12 March)
hiking along the Madeira northern coast, east from
Porto da Cruz
(13 March)
fern tree
view across beaches to São Lourenco
(13 March)
fallen tree
hosta flower
(13 March)
hiking towards Caniçal and return
(13 March)
fish dinner on pebble beach of Porto da Cruz
(13 March)
Encumeada [de], miradouro on ER228
(14 March)
hiking along PR 1.3 from Encumeada towards Pico Ruivo via Pico Chão dos Louros
(14 March)
mist from south
(14 March)
steps up
(14 March)
saddle
(14 March)
views to pass and valley
(14 March)
upwards
(14 March)
return
(14 March)
back to pass
scabbardfish
(14 March)
strolling in
Ribeira do Seixal
(15 March)
strolling up to waterfall
(15 March)
strolling in Porto Moniz
church
(15 March)
levada
(15 March)
Fanal laurel trees
(15 March)
mist sweeping in
(15 March)
frog concert at
Fanal pond
(15 March)
cows in laurel grove
(15 March)
above the clouds
(15 March)
driving beyond Boaventura
(16 March)
hiking up from
Lombo Urzal
(16 March)
along Levada dos Tornos,
first up to its origin
(16 March)
along Levada dos Tornos, down, clouds clearing
(16 March)
further down, view back to beginning of hike and down the Boaventura valley
(16 March)
further down towards highest peaks
(16 March)
further down, waterfalls
(16 March)
steep descent from levada towards Falca
(16 March)
trail from Falca, secluded garden at dead end
(16 March)
walking back along road
(16 March)
beef skewers, São Cristovão
(16 March)
morning skies,
Porto Moniz
(17 March)
Levada do Rei,
walking up
(17 March)
waterfall
(17 March)
bird
(17 March)
origin, turn back
(17 March)
return, view to
São Jorge

Miradouro da Beira da Quinta
(17 March)
service and beginning of procession at
Igreja de São Jorge,
São Jorge
(17 March)
procession with wind band and drums
in São Jorge
(17 March)
Porto da Cruz
(17 March)
waterfall above Fajã das Contreiras
(18 March)
Monte Palace Tropical Garden in Monte
(18 March)
fern tree garden
(18 March)
Japanese garden
(18 March)
lake
(18 March)
waterfall
(18 March)
canal
(18 March)
Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Monte
(18 March)
Ponta de São Lourenço trail
(18 March)
to
Casa do Sardinha
(18 March)
to
Miradouro Ponta do Furado
(18 March)
Museu Nacional do Azulejo, Lisbon, church of the Madre de Deus Convent
(19 March)
exposition:
Chicken's wedding
panorama of Lisbon
(19 March)
hiking from Hattenheim along the Rhine to Johannisberg
(21 March)
stroll around Ehrenbach
(22 March)
hiking around Presberg
(23 March)
concert at Eibingen Abbey, founded by Hildegard of Bingen
(24 March)
music by
Hildegard of Bingen
coffee near the Rheingauer Dom
(24 March)
hiking from Idstein
(25 March)
Easter lunch in Wiesbaden
(31 March)

Second quarter

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April

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strolling in the
cherry blossom of Frauenstein
(1 April)
(1 April)
strolling around Ehrenbach, plum tree blossom
(3 April)
hiking around Ehrenbach
(5 April)
(5 April)
strolling in Rabengrund, Wiesbaden
(6 April)
hiking around Lorch
(7 April)
Tatort service at Marienkirche, Aulhausen
(7 April)
Halleluja
biking to Hahn
(8 April)
back via
Aar valley
(8 April)
hiking to Orlen
(11 April)
back
(11 April)
biking to Limburg
(14 April)
rest near Lindenholzhausen
(14 April)
stroll around Ehrenbach
(17 April)
hiking to Eschenhahn
(20 April)
apple blossom
(20 April)
stroll around Ehrenbach
(21 April)
Puccini's Turandot at Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden
(24 April)
hiking around Rauenthal
(25 April)
(25 April)
service at
St. Martin, Idstein
(27 April)
Nun singt ein neues Lied dem Herren
strolling in Herford
(28 April)
concert Tiefenrausch
at MARTa Herford
(28 April)
visit in Wiesbaden

hiking around Ehrenbach
(30 April)
Der Mond ist aufgegangen
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lunch in Mainz
(1 May)
(1 May)
biking from Eltville to Mittelheim and back
(2 May)
lunch in Hattenheim

Bach concert in Idstein
(5 May)
strolling around Ehrenbach
(6 May)
strolling around Ehrenbach
(7 May)
hiking around Ehrenbach
(7 May)
hiking to Orlen
(8 May)
back
(8 May)
service on Ascension Day

hiking around Ehrenbach
(9 May)
Christ fuhr gen Himmel
strolling in Idstein
(10 May)
strolling in Leineauen in Hannover-Döhren
(11 May)
service
Zu den heiligen Engeln
(12 May)
strolling in Leineauen
(12 May)
hiking in Waldpark Mannheim [de]
(15 May)
coffee in Edingen-Neckarhausen
(15 May)
hiking from Winkel to Johannisberg
(16 May)
(16 May)
Museum der Weltkulturen, Frankfurt
Sound Sources
(17 May)
concert at Casals Forum
(17 May)
Pentecost Sunday
(19 May)
Nun bitten wir den Heiligen Geist
concert at Casals Forum
(19 May)
(19 May)
Pentecost Monday
Ecumenical Service at Unionskirche Idstein
Painting of Pentecost
(20 May)
Chor St. Martin:
I will sing with the spirit
(20 May)
Idstein

hiking to Kesselbach and back
(20 May)
hiking around Ehrenbach
(22 May)
Rose garden in Eltville
(25 May)
biking from Eltville to Rüdesheim along the Rhine
high water,
at Oestrich and Mittelheim
(25 May)
biking back from Rüdesheim

weather at Hattenheim
(25 May)
service
biking to Aar
(26 May)
Mit dir, Maria, singen wir
Eisenstraße to Holzhausen

(26 May)
Michelbach valley
Aar valley
(26 May)
Siegfrieds Mechanisches Musikkabinett, Rüdesheim
(28 May)
Graham playing Haydn and a barrel organ
(28 May)
Corpus Christi

stroll from EZB, Frankfurt,
along the Main
(30 May)
fish döner on deck of the Döner boat

opera
(30 May)

June

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biking to Steckenroth
(2 Jun)
and back
(2 Jun)
concert at St.  Valentin, Kiedrich
(2 Jun)
Scarlatti: Stabat Mater
Buxtehude: Easter Cantata
service at Marienkirche, Aulhausen
Hattenheim
(2 Jun)
strolling in valley near Walsdorf
(6 Jun)
biking along the flooded Ginsheim Altrhein, back via Trebur
(7 Jun)
biking from Delkenheim to Hochheim and back through vineyards lined with rose bushes
(8 Jun)
biking from Diez along the Lahn to Geilnau and back
(9 Jun)
hiking around Ehrenbach
For the beauty of the earth
(11 Jun)
brunch
(12 Jun)
Magnificat
Hevenu shalom aleichem
dinner in Idstein
(12 Jun)
morning
(13 Jun)
dinner at Deidesheimer Hof [de]
(13 Jun)
biking to Wehen and back
(15 Jun)
biking to Walsdorf
(18 Jun)
biking back via Walsdorf village and Görsrother Bach valley
(18 Jun)
biking to Walsdorf
(19 Jun)
What the world needs now is love
hiking around Ehrenbach
(19 Jun)
(20 Jun) Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud
dinner in Mainz
(20 Jun)
(20 Jun)
stroll around Martinsthal
(21 Jun)
hiking around Ehrenbach
(22 Jun)
RMF opening concert
Eberbach Abbey
(22 Jun)
(22 Jun) Dvořák: Violin Concerto
hiking to Eschenhahn
(24 Jun)
(24 Jun)
Berlin
Caspar David Friedrich at Alte Nationalgalerie
(26 Jun)
lunch at
Humboldt Forum

Staatsoper: Puccini La fanciulla del West
(26 Jun)
photographs from Kafka's family album exhibited at Berlin State Library
Kurzkonzert at Konzerthaus Berlin
(27 Jun)
dinner in Charlottenburg
(27 Jun)
biking from Münster to
St. Petronilla, Handorf
(28 Jun)
back via Dyckburg [de], Dortmund–Ems Canal and Münster Cathedral
(28 Jun)
French garden feast in Papenburg
(29 Jun)
Kein schöner Land in dieser Zeit
(29 Jun)
garden in Münster
service at the Cathedral on the Saint's day,
Schloss Münster
(30 Jun)
Münster Botanical Garden
(30 Jun)
thu

July

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strolling around Ehrenbach, finding chanterelles
(2 Jul)
strolling around Ehrenbach
(4 Jul)
RMF concert at Schloss Johannisberg
(4 Jul)
strolling in Mainz around the harbour
(5 Jul)
hiking around Ehrenbach
(6 Jul)
confirmation service in St. Martin, Idstein
(7 Jul)
Komm, Heilger Geist, der Leben schafft
Chor St. Martin
hike and meet
(8 Jul)
hiking around Ehrenbach
(10 Jul)
biking to Walsdorf via Haubental
(11 Jul)
back
(11 Jul)
house concert
(12 Jul)
from Bach Cello Suite No. 1
Waterhouse: Octogram
hiking to Oberlibbach and back
(13 Jul)
(14 Jul)
Kunsthalle Mainz:
Ari Benjamin Meyers
(14 Jul)
biking along the Rhein from Mainz to Nierstein and back
(14 Jul)
biking along the Lahn from Runkel to Weilburg
(15 Jul)
Schloss Weilburg
back
(15 Jul)
hiking around Ehrenbach
(16 Jul)
biking to Limburg via Emsbach valley
(17 Jul)
Kloster Gnadenthal
Lahn at Limburg

RMF concert at
Kurhaus Wiesbaden
(17 Jul)
hiking along the Rhine from Rüdesheim to Geisenheim
(18 Jul)
RMF concert at
Schloss Johannisberg
(18 Jul)
moonlight afterwards
(18 Jul)
biking to Steckenroth
(21 Jul)
back
(21 Jul)
hiking around Ehrenbach
(22 Jul)
hiking around Ehrenbach
(23 Jul)
(23 Jul)
biking to Hahn,
back in Aar valley
(24 Jul)
hiking from poppy field in Oberauroff
(25 Jul)
RMF concert with
Jan Lisiecki
(26 Jul)
lunch in Sachsenhausen
(27 Jul)
lunch at Alnatura, Darmstadt
(28 Jul)
Darmstadt Artists' Colony
(28 Jul)
Darmstadt Artists' Colony
(28 Jul)
Lorsch Abbey
Hochheim
(28 Jul)
Heidenkirche Guntersblum
(29 Jul)
Heidenkirche Alsheim
(29 Jul)
Heidenkirche Dittelsheim
pilgrimage church in Armsheim
(29 Jul)
Harxheim
(29 Jul)
hiking to Oberlibbach

hiking from Oberauroff
(30 Jul)

(30 Jul)
valley near Kloster Gnadenthal
(31 Jul)
(31 Jul)

August

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biking to Bleidenstadt via Watzhahn
(1 Aug)
back trough Aartal and Orlen
(1 Aug)
Tatort service in Aulhausen
(4 Aug)
hiking above Rüdesheim
(4 Aug)
biking to Niederlibbach via Kesselbach
(5 Aug)
back
(5 Aug)
hiking from Oberauroff
(6 Aug)
biking to Limburg via Eisenstraße and
Aar valley
(8 Aug)
RMF concert at Kurhaus Wiesbaden
(8 Aug)
hiking around Ehrenbach
(9 Aug)
(9 Aug)
biking to
Strinz-Margarethä
(11 Aug)
further to Steckenroth and back
(11 Aug)
hiking around Ehrenbach
(13 Aug)
(13 Aug)
stroll around Ehrenbach
(14 Aug)
hiking around Ehrenbach
(16 Aug)
biking to Siedlung Platte and back
(17 Aug)
service at St. Martin
(17 Aug)
Herr, deine Güt ist unbegrenzt
museums stroll in Frankfurt
(20 Aug)
RMF concert
Tenebrae

Howells: Requiem
(22 Aug)
stroll around Ehrenbach

tasting menu in Hechtsheim
(23 Aug)
stroll in Limburg
Chapel in Cathedral museum
(24 Aug)
RMF concert
RIAS Kammerchor
(24 Aug)
Handel: Dixit Dominus
RMF concert
Anastasia Kobekina
(25 Aug)
Museum Reinhard Ernst [de], Wiesbaden
(27 Aug)
biking from Wöllstein to the Neu-Bamberg heath
(28 Aug)
back
(28 Aug)
biking to Niedernhausen via Idstein and back

RMF concert Beethoven Violin concerto
(29 Aug)
biking up the Groloch valley to Presberg
(31 Aug)
hiking there
(31 Aug)
biking back
dinner in Lorch
(31 Aug)

September

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service in Marienkirche, Aulhausen

dinner outside in Hattenheim
(1 Sep)
Meine Hoffnung und meine Freude
meeting in Johannisberg
(6 Sep)
RMF concert at Eberbach Abbey
Bruckner:
Symphony No. 3
(7 Sep)
Tag des offenen Denkmals
Schloss Weilburg
(8 Sep)
Baroque gardens
(8 Sep)
Baroque gardens
Lahn at Fürfurt
Italian dinner in Niederselters
(8 Sep)
stroll around Ehrenbach
(9 Sep)
stroll around Ehrenbach
(11 Sep)
rehearsal in the Chapel of the Pallottinian women, Limburg
(13 Sep)
rehearsal in Limburg Cathedral
(14 Sep)
(14 Sep)
concert
(14 Sep)
Haydn: Stabat Mater
hiking around Ehrenbach
(15 Sep)
(15 Sep)
strolling in Venice,
high water
(18 Sep)
pasta
(18 Sep)
across
Isola di San Michele
(18 Sep)
concert of
Interpreti Veneziani
at San Vidal
(18 Sep)
strolling in Venice,
Piazza San Marco
(19 Sep)
60 Biennale
Bolivian pavillion
(19 Sep)
pavillions of Japan, Finland and Israel
(19 Sep)
main pavillion, back
(19 Sep)
lunch
(19 Sep)
Biennale in Arsenal and harbour
(19 Sep)
opera at La Fenice
(19 Sep)
Nono:
La Fabricca illuminata

Schönberg:
Erwartung
strolling in Venice
(20 Sep)
Museo della musica
(20 Sep)
Städel Frauen exhibition

concert in
Bechstein Saal
Kronberg
(24 Sep)
St. Martin
Klang und Lichtkunst
improvisations on songs by
Hildegard of Bingen
(27 Sep)
pilgrimage of St. Martin
(28 Sep)
station Walsdorf
service at
Kreuzkapelle, Bad Camberg
(28 Sep)
hiking in Harburg
(29 Sep)
concert at
St. Johanniskirche
Bach: Mass in B minor
(29 Sep)
hiking from Harburg to Harburger Berge, back via Außenmühlenteich
(30 Sep)
concert at
Elbphilharmonie
(30 Sep)
Bruckner:
Ninth Symphony
Ligeti: Lux aeterna
(30 Sep)

October

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Hamburger Kunsthalle
(1 Oct)
stroll around Ehrenbach
concert at
Casals Forum
(2 Oct)
concert at
Casals Forum
(3 Oct)
Bruch: Violin Concerto
Schubert: Symphony No. 8
outing with
Chor St. Martin
Kartause Grünau
(5 Oct)
Wertheim am Main
Stiftskirche
(5 Oct)
organ concert
(5 Oct)
Homburg am Main
Schloss Homburg
vineyard
(5 Oct)
Clavier am Main
guided tour and music with Michael Günther
(5 Oct)
hiking around Aulhausen, Tatortgottesdienst
(6 Oct)
Heute hier, morgen dort
hiking to Aar meadow via Eschenhahn
(7 Oct)
home
(10 Oct)
Sozusagen grundlos vergnügt
hiking to Aar meadow
(11 Oct)
biking to Steckenroth
(13 Oct)
dinner in Niederauroff
(16 Oct)
dinner in Johannisberg
(17 Oct)
All my loving
stroll in Idstein
(18 Oct)
hiking to Limes tower
(21 Oct)
(21 Oct)
hiking around Ehrenbach
(22 Oct)
biking to Orlen and back
(28 Oct)
flight to Madrid, late lunch
(29 Oct)
concert in sala negra of Teatros del Canal
Gran Via
(29 Oct)
to Galería de las Colecciones Reales
(30 Oct)
exhibits
(30 Oct)
to Plaza Mayor
San Ginés
(30 Oct)
view from hotel rooftop bar
(30 Oct)
Cibeles: collection of Pérez Simón
Flamenco at
Café Ziryab
(30 Oct)
Prado
(31 Oct)
Real Jardín Botánico
(31 Oct)
Calle de las Huertas [es]
Calle de Fuencarral
concert at Auditorio Nacional de Música
(31 Oct)
Rose garden next to
San Francisco
(1 Nov)
Almudena Cathedral
breakfast in Latina
service at San Andrés
(1 Nov)
Fundación Mapfre [es]
lunch
(1 Nov)
Parque del Oeste
(1 Nov)
concert at sala negra of Teatros del Canal
tapas
(1 Nov)

November

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hiking around Aulhausen
(3 Nov)
view to Aßmannshausen
(3 Nov)
back to concert and service at Marienkirche
(3 Nov)
stroll around Ehrenbach
(4 Nov)
Bunt sind schon die Wälder
hiking around Großer Feldberg
(7 Nov)
(7 Nov)
hiking from Oberreifenberg to Großer Feldberg
(9 Nov)
back
(9 Nov)
flight to São Paulo
(13-14 Nov)
São Raimundo Nonato
(14 Nov)
(14 Nov)
ermita
(15 Nov)
(15 Nov)
seminary, mangoes
(15 Nov)
lunch
confluence of rivers
service at São Raimundo Nonato
(15 Nov)
residencia, Laudes, breakfast
(16 Nov)
Teresina Cathedral
(16 Nov)
Centro Artesanal
(16 Nov)
Fátima
(16 Nov)
residencia, lunch
(16 Nov)
São Francisco, service
(16 Nov)
(16 Nov)
bus to Bacabal
(17 Nov)
São Francisco das Chagas
(17 Nov)
cloisters and chapel
(17 Nov)
before evening mass
(17 Nov)
blessing song
moon
meeting
(17 Nov)
Lauds in the chapel
(18 Nov)
Franciscan school
(18 Nov)
Nostra Senhora da Gloria
(24 Nov)