OKTOBERFEST 2009
Thirty-one days of travel, journals, and pictures—this was the perfect getaway after three years of service at the Carmelite Monastery in Georgetown. What would have been a two week pilgrimage in April 2010 was to become a full month expedition including the original pilgrimage, a special trip to London, extra days in Paris, and time to visit family up and down the length of California. Check out the itinerary below. Click the dates in red to follow hyperlinks.
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Thursday |
Chico, Yuba City, Georgetown, Valley Springs, Pismo Beach |
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Friday |
Pismo Beach, Santa Barbara, Carpenteria, Santa Paula, Newbury Park, Playa Vista |
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Saturday |
Playa Vista, Santa Paula, Playa Vista |
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Sunday |
Playa Vista, Redondo Beach, Playa Vista |
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Monday |
LAX, Life on Delta flight |
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Tuesday |
Arrive in London 12:00 noon, Big Ben, Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, Hotel |
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Wednesday |
Original London Sightseeing Tour, Separated on the Tube |
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Thursday |
London, National Gallery, Globe Theater, EAT |
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Friday |
London, British Museum, Heathrow, Lisbon, Amazonia Jamor Hotel |
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Saturday |
Lisbon Grey Line tour bus, Carmelite Monastery ruins, St. Dominico Mass |
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Sunday |
Lisbon meet Pilgrimage group, Hotel Mundial, bus tour, four star dinner |
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Monday |
Lisbon Santarem Fatima, Children's homes, Stations, Rosary procession |
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Tuesday |
Fatima, Feast Day Mass, First Communion, Basilica, Underground Church, Premier |
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Wednesday |
Fatima, side altar Mass, Light and Peace tour, Children's Church, Carrying the Cross |
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Thursday |
Fatima to Salamanca, Abba Hotel, Church of the Assumption, Salmanca University |
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Friday |
Salamanca to Alba de Tormes, Church of the Annunciation, Avila, Burgos |
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Saturday |
Burgos to Loyola to St. Sebastian to Lourdes, rosary procession |
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Sunday |
Lourdes: Bernadette's home, Underground Basilica, Eurcharistic Procession, Rosary |
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Monday |
Lourdes: Mass at Grotto, Stations, Baths, Jeanne d'Arc pizza |
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Tuesday |
Lourdes flight to Paris, baggage trauma, Mass at Nevers (St. Bernadette) |
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Wednesday |
Nevers (convent of St. Bernadette), autogrill, Chartres, Lisieux |
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Thursday |
Lisieux (Carmelite Monastery, Les Buissonets, Basilica), Rouen (Rheims Cathedral, Jeanne d'Arc), Paris |
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Friday |
Paris: Miraculous Medal, Vincent de Paul, bus tour, Sacre Coeur, |
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Saturday |
Paris: goodbyes, Louvre, Best Western, Notre Dame Vespers & Mass, |
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Sunday |
Paris: Versailles, RER disaster, d'Osay, Best Western |
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Monday |
Paris: Seine boat ride, Carmelite martyrs, Best Western final dinner |
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Tuesday |
Paris: airport challenges, Cincinnati, LA, Rachel's |
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Wednesday |
Playa Vista, Chris at Cerritos, Joe at Palm Desert |
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Thursday |
Palm Desert to Ventura, Ventura Harbor, Santa Paula, Ventura |
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Friday |
Ventura to Santa Clara to Valley Springs to Rancho Cordova |
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Saturday |
Rancho Cordova to Georgetown to Yuba City to Chico to Halloween Party |