Alan and Desiree Wendell brought along the OC Catholic on their cruise vacation to Australia and New Zealand where they visited several beautiful landmarks:
St. Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney, Australia. Constructed on the site of the first Catholic Chapel in Australia, this magnificent Gothic Revival cathedral was built between 1866 and 2000 using local honey-colored sandstone.
St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Auckland, New Zealand. Built in 1848, it serves as the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Auckland.
The Sydney Harbor Bridge and the iconic Opera House, viewed from across Sydney Harbor—thanks to Desiree for braving the rain!
— Alan is contributing photographer for OC Catholic, and he and Desiree are parishioners at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church in Huntington Beach.