Calora | Advent Expectations

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Entry posted by ThomasSimpson · December 6, 2012

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Evillions: Yep, that's what they were used for. I loved the autumnal colours that really flowed with the fields.

HotChocolate: Oh really? Well I'm glad I'm pleasing a local! I haven't been to Italy for almost five years, so I'm glad my memory and inspiration is still half decent.

NMUSpidey: It's definitely made it easier to make updates and allow my creativity to flow. Those fields were completely by accident too, they just grew and looked nice. I was expecting some olive trees or something.

MushyMushy: Thanks! Yes it's been a long journey with Cattala. Kudos to you if you went through all of them, especially some of the more drab earlier ones!

dubaidude303: Thank you! I'm pleased you like it.

Hazani Pratama; Mastof; Raynev1; Aaron Graham: Thank you for your kind words, they're appreciated.

Buongiorno and welcome to the first Cattala update of this Advent season. As is customary, Cattala has begun preparations for the biggest festival of the year - unless you're head is buried in the sand, Christmas is on its way!

Now I could've shown you a picture of what you'd expect in the modern age - shopping, panicking and more shopping. However in Cattala we like to think we've stuck to the traditional method... or at least tried to. So, where better to visit in Advent then the religious centre of this Catholic kingdom.

The historic waterfront of Calora, south of the main industrial harbour, was built in the late 16th century by an ambitious Bishop of Calora hoping to use the wealth of the Roman Catholic Church to improve the lives of the residents of his diocese. The master plan was altered when the Cattalian Inquisition caused a schism and the new cathedral and waterfront became the focal point for the newly-founded Church of Cattala.

Today the Holy Church of Calora remains the home of Cattala's spiritual governors and the Divina Anima della Chiesa, the upgraded title for the Bishop of Calora. I hope you enjoyed this different pre-Christmas update, and enjoy your advent chocolate and Christmas shopping!

Continuing the build up to 100 Updates, today's Memory Lane takes us to the north of Fieranti. Although we only visited Allea once, it was one of my most memorable updates primarily because it took so long to make, but also because it was the first time I really incorporated MMP's and the glorious work of some of our rural prop creators. I very much enjoyed that update, and it taught me a lot about truly rural updates.