Holy Chicken!

Posted by LP - warning….lots of chicken photos!





We have enjoyed another pleasant day of walking, but the highlight for me was visiting the chickens in the cathedral in Santo Domingo - the story goes something like this…..an innocent pilgrim was hanged, but he survived, his family asked for him to be declared innocent but the magistrate said, ”he is no more alive than this roasted chicken I am about to eat,” at this, the chicken on his plate was miraculously brought back to life, feathers and all, and crowed! - consequently, the cathedral keeps live chickens - photo one is LP standing in front of massive wooden doors with chickens carved into the middle panels - photo two is a crypt with Santo Domingo and the chickens included - photo three is the chickens in their cathedral coop (2 white chickens behind bars) - photo four is a very fancy piece of cathedral silverware with Santo Domingo and the chickens included - we have been on this trip for two weeks and I bought my first (chicken) souvenir, that is how excited I am 🐓💚

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  1. AnonymousMay 4, 2022 at 6:27 PM

    💚

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    1. AnonymousMay 4, 2022 at 6:32 PM

      💚 enjoy your daily adventures… I am pretending to be on the trip also. Stay safe… Love, ROBBIE💚

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  2. Cheryl PerryMay 4, 2022 at 6:31 PM

    Go chickens!

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  3. Kim GibsonMay 5, 2022 at 7:17 PM

    🐓 your thing for sure

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  4. MarkMay 6, 2022 at 3:40 PM

    You know you're going to have to carry that souvenir with you the rest of the way. I hope it wasn't a chicken!

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