All set to go for Our trip to Portugal in our car to attend World Youth Day in Lisbon, driving through Frsnce and Spain. Both of the lands are my favourite and the languages we love to explore. Stickers UK and Eurolite all set with the help of our friend who has been for many road trips to Bulgaria, Kazhakisthan.
Also the land of so many saints and shrines in Europe. On Sunday we drove over to Bruntwood nearly took 3 and half hours to collect elder kids . From there to Kent and atopped over . Our journey to Dover on early morning to cross in Euro tunnel at 7 am train shuttle Le Shuttle. So excited about crossing channel from Dover to Calai, France. One of the highlights of the day was crossing the channel through Euro tunnel. That was super, drove into the long train inside our car. It only took half an hour to reach France.You can get out and peep out.
Starting from the relics of St Ambrose Barlow in our church.
Took nearly 3 heures from Calai to Lisiuex. Took 2 tolls to minimise the travel time. Plenty of refreshers, services on the way and toilet are different from UK, absolutelely great.Heavily pouring down and landscapes are different, lots and lots corn fields, sunflowwr patches.
On the way we bifurcated through Le Havre bridge, absolutelely stunning bridge looks like faiiry bridge you could see through clouds in an enchanted fairy stories.
Finally the highlight of the day is reaching Lisieux, where the great saint lived in 19th Century. It is through her writings that her universal message becomes apparent, that of the sharing of love between God and Hunanity. The whole family of saints.
You could see Les Buussonetts, mansion in Lisieux where she moved into when her mom Zellie died at the age of 5 till 115 till her journey into convent. Beautiful one to visit unfortunately its stopped entry due to refurbishment.
We visited the Basilica of St Thrrese consecrated in 1954, and covered with mosaics that illustrate message of Saint Tterese. The relics of Saint Therese and parents are kept in church. Such a beautiful place, also so many litted lamps, st joseph and her life events projected in Basilica.
St John Paul gallery of exhibitions; you could see everywhrre the invitations for World Youth Day Lisbon 2023.
So many prayers sent with beautiful lamps lit. The patron of our Therese , whom we praying for .
In carmel convent where st Therese's tomb is there.This is the convent where Therese entered into, a vast array of toys, books, her hand letters all displayed there.
Outside the convent
Louis and Zelie's lives were guided by tteir motto- God served firsr and daughters of them were greatly influenced by their deep faith and religious fervor.
Finally by 6pm we reached our residence in a quiet village area with a lovely glance of lots of farming lands with spraying water mechanically. Things unloaded for the night to stay in and move to Lourdes in the morning.
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