Sunday, April 13, 2008

Capital Theater in Macon, Georgia

The Capital Theater is an old 1930s classic theater that has been turned into a dinner-movie enterprise with a bar, and it has a friendly atmosphere similar to the American Music Hall in San Francisco. From time to time they have guest chefs who, in my opinion, are world class. The meal I ate there was as good as any of the finest restaurants anywhere I've been. The theater people I spoke to were glad to receive copies of the flier and sent their prayers. One last thing about Macon: I found out there are 300,000 cherry trees planted there. I had a very positive response from people in Macon in regards to the journey I am making.

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Cherry Blossom Festival

Went to an ice cream social at the Cherry Blossom Festival in Macon and passed out some Atlanta-to-Juarez fliers. The rain held off, so the blossoms looked beautiful. The Japanese cherry trees were a gift from the Japanese government many years ago, and the Japanese ambassador was at the festival and met with the mayor of Macon. The flag now has over 500 crosses sewn on it, each sewn with one or more prayers. Two prayers often used are the Prayer of St. Francis and the Rosary.