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In May 2005, we took another trip to Europe
but, this time, as part of a pilgrimage organized by our parish priest,
Fr. Joe Fenech. We also had the opportunity to take with us
Kristee's 92-year-old mom ("Mamang'). It was an amazing experience. We
explored Budapest on a boat on the Danube River, rode the bus on the
narrow roads along Croatia's beautiful coastline.
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We crossed the Adriatic
Sea overnight on a ferry boat and climbed the Virgin Mother's apparition
site in Medugorje in Bosnia. We walked cobbled paths to visit churches and
other sites in Rome, Vienna, Assisi, and Bratislava, with Mamang on a
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BUDAPEST: We flew from Toronto to
Vienna, then took another plane to Budapest
in Hungary, where we stayed
for three days.
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BRATISLAVA: We crossed the border to
Slovakia by bus and stayed at Bratislava, the capital, for two days.
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CROATIAN COAST
DRIVE TO MEDJUGORJE:
We started early in the
morning. Our bus took us back across the Austrian border to the Vienna
airport, where we boarded a plane that flew us to Split n Croatia.
As soon as we landed, another
bus picked us at the airport and gave us a coastal tour of
Croatia. We
crossed the Bosnian border late in the afternoon and we reached Medjugorje
by dusk. We spent two days in Medjugorje.
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SPLIT FERRY THEN ASSISI: The bus picked us up from
Medugorje after lunch and took us back to Split. We were an hour early for
the boat ride so we used that time to take a quick visit of the walled
city. Then, off to the Marko Polo, where we had dinner then slept in
the tiny cabins. Just after sunrise, the boat docked at Ancona in Italy,
where another bus was waiting. Instead of going directly to Rome, we
requested a detour to Assisi for a short two-hour visit.
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ROME: We
arrived late afternoon in Rome, where we spent
the next two days, sometimes in the rain.
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VIENNA: We flew from
Rome to Vienna for the last leg of our
trip, where we spent our final two days before flying back to Toronto.
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MEET THE PILGRIMS: We prayed, we laughed, we
rushed, we ate a lot, and we savored the moment. But, most important of
all, we celebrated God's gifts. We were indeed pilgrims.
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