Well when I said tomorrow in my last post I really meant today.... oops :-)
So I said that I was going to talk about what The whole trip is going to entail. When I leave on Wednesday the 10th I will be taking a bus from Fort Wayne to Detroit. From there I am going to be taking a direct flight from Detroit to Paris.
The whole group will be arriving in Paris on Thursday the 11th and from there I'll be flying from Paris to Toulouse. Once landing there we'll be taking a bus to Lourdes France. That is going to be really exciting because that is the where St. Bernadette was visited by the Immaculate Conception. While in Lourdes we are going to be visiting the grotto.
On Friday the 12th and Saturday the 13th we will be staying and retreating in Lourdes. Then on Monday the 14th we will be traveling to Burgos, Spain while stopping in Loyola.
Then from there Monday the 15th we will be arriving in Madrid in the afternoon. Tuesday the 16th to Friday the 19th we will be in Madrid for World Youth Day. Saturday the 20th we will be participating in WYD activities and that evening walking to a HUGE area where EVERYONE will be coming together and having an overnight sleepover with everyone to prepare for the Papal Mass (with the Pope!!!!) on Sunday the 21st. I think that the thing that I am most excited to see is the Pope!! I hope that we are able to get a great location so we will actually be able to see him. I don't care if he is the size of a splinter, I really want to see the Pope :-)
From the Mass we will be traveling from Madrid to Paris (via plane) on Sunday the 21st and Monday the 22nd. Spending the night at Paris airport and then to Detroit and busing back to Fort Wayne. By 9:00 pm on Monday the 22nd of August (roughly) I will be back in my city and all of this will be just a great memory. But I know that this experience is going to be one that will impact my life forever.
and I cannot wait :-)
I can't believe that I will be flying and traveling. It is still one of those things that I won't believe that I will be going until I am on that bus to Detroit or even on the plane. Everything is just going to be a great experience.
Also if you want to keep up with everything the diocese has their own blog about the trip
Until tomorrow (and this time I mean it)
I forgot you've never flown! I love flying and airports and traveling. Your butt will start to hurt after so many hours on a plane and sleeping on a plane (especially over night) SUCKS! I'd take some of those disposable-no water needed toothbrush things. We used them on the Amtrak and they were very handy if you can't get to a sink.
ReplyDeleteThat is an excellent idea, never thought about that. Would they just be in the toothbrush aisle?
ReplyDeleteUmmm...maybe? Probably? If not, try the travel sized stuff aisle. I know I've seen them in the checkout lanes at Target.
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