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Pilgrimage to EASTERN EUROPE AND OBERAMMERGAU September 20-30, 2010
Travel with Fr. Lim and experience the people of Trip itinerary:
Day 1 Sep 20 - Mon , Depart SFO for Munich Day 2 Sep 21- Tue, Arrival in Munich - The rest of the day is free. Day 3 Sep 22 -Wed, Munich / Oberammergau Visit Nymphenburg Palace, the Glokenspiegel of Marienplatz, drive to see Neuschwanstein
castle in the afternoon and then arrive in the village of of
Oberammergau, the home of the world famous Passion Play. Day
4 Sep 23- Thu,
Oberammergau
Today is the highlight of the trip. It is the story of the people
of this city that been told for centuries.
The people of Oberammergau asked for a miracle and they got it.
In thanksgiving for saving the town from the Black Plague in the 1600's
the people vowed to re-enact the Life and Passion of Christ every ten
years. The people have kept
that promise except during the two World Wars. Day
5 - Sep. 24 - Fri, Oberammergau / Altoetting
Visit the Wieskirche (Church in the Meadow) and go on to
Allotting, Germany's famous Marian shrine.
Here we will visit the Basilica of St. Anna, the Holy Chapel, the
Collegiate Church, and
the Treasury, which houses gifts, donated to the Basilica and St. Konrad
Monastery. Day
6 - Sep. 25-Sat, Altoetting / Salzburg
Leave Altoetting for Saltsburg. Stop at Marktl, the birthplace of
Pope Benedict XVI. Visit the
Mirabel Gardens, Mozart's Geburtshaus
and Hellbrunn Palace. Day
7 - Sep. 26- Sun, Salzburg / Vienna Depart
Salzburg; visit Melk Abbey, After Mass we drive to Visit
Heiligenkreuz (Holy Cross Abbey), a Cistercian monastery in the southern
part of the Vienna woods. Then travel to Vienna. Day
8 - Sep. 27- Mon, Vienna
Visit
the Schönbrunn Palace, the gardens and elaborately decorated rooms. We
will also Visit
the Opera House, the Stadtpark, and the landmark St. Stephen's
Cathedral, where we will celebrate Mass. Day
9 - Sep. 28 - Tue, Vienna / Prague This
morning we will depart Vienna for Prague. We will cross
the Austrian/Czech border and drive to Brno to visit The
Capuchin Church of Saints Peter and Paul. Continue to the
Golden city of Prague. Day
10 - Sep. 29 - Wed, Prague Today we
visit the Prague Castle, St Vitus Cathedral, and the Church of Our Lady
of Victory. After Mass, we cross the historic Charles Bridge and admire
its historic statues. Continue
to the Loreto Shrine, one of the most important pilgrimage sites of
Europe. Fr. Candido O. Lim, S.J. St. Victor Church 3108 Sierra Road San Jose, Ca 95132 408-251-7055 408-251-5528 - fax or George's International Tours 9265 Dowdy Drive, Suite 232 San Diego, Ca 95126 1-800-566-7499
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