[Magdalen] Travel Plans

[Joseph Cirou]

Just how close is Monterrat to Batalona?

I wanted to buy my parents something for their anniversary back in 1965. So I saw this seated statue that I decided it could pass for Our Lady of Mt Carmel (their anniversary is on July 16th the Feast of Carmel) I turned out I bought them a statue of Our Lady of Montserrat, but it was a truly beautiful piece and it matched their color scheme. They had it for years, then I got it then it was broken.

Joe


-----Original Message-----
>From: Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu>
>Sent: Jan 23, 2018 10:59 PM
>To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
>Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Travel Plans
>
>Definitely spend a little time in Barcelona, see Sagrada Familia (Gaudi's
>cathedral) and the black madonna of Montserrat (near Barcelona). And
>definitely go to Paris! I promised myself I would not like Paris (because
>everyone else does) — but I LOVE 💗 Paris! I want to see more of Spain, and
>definitely Portugal. Wish I were going with you! Have a wonderful time.
>
>On Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 5:33 PM Rick Mashburn <ricklmashburn at gmail.com>
>wrote:
>
>> Alex and I decided to bite the bullet and make 2018 our year of travel.
>> (OK, it helps a LOT that USAA is very generous with employee bonuses! And,
>> as a company, we had a very good year in 2017.) More importantly, we've
>> been planning and saving for some time as well.
>>
>> So, we will be in Mexico City the week of March 12. Alex's first cousin is
>> having her first baby on or about that week so we are hoping to meet little
>> Victoria as well as do some site seeing. Alex and his cousin, Moni, are
>> only 6 months apart in age and were very close as children so he really
>> wants to meet his new cousin when she is born. I'm glad because, even
>> though I've been there several times, I've never been able to visit any of
>> the attractions.
>>
>> Then, in June we're going to England, Portugal and Spain. We arrive in
>> London on the 9th. We are staying with a group of friends in a house
>> outside Lisbon the following week and the week after that, we're on our own
>> in Spain. We are thinking about an overnight in Paris on our way out of
>> England but we'll have to see. I don't want to spend too much of our time
>> in transit. We'll be back in SA on the 30th.
>>
>> Recommendations are definitely being accepted for one or both trips!
>> Hopefully, a listmeet or two will be possible as well.
>>
>> Peace, Rick
>>
>-- 
>Ann
>
>The Rev. Ann Markle
>Buffalo, NY
>www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com