Author Topic: hofelinaÂ´s travel 28 September-5 October 2013 (Read 3234 times)

hofelina · « **on:** October 09, 2013, 04:06:20 PM »

first stop:
Monserrat, Spain

The monastery of Montserrat is no specific architectural landmark, however excited the backdrop in which the ruins are build. Many of the tourists travel alone because of the statue of the Black Madonna, patron saint of Catalonia. The figure of the 12th century throne on the high altar in the basilica of the monastery. Her to honor Gregorian chants will be sang daily by about 50 choir boys (every day 12.00, Sat sang by the monks).

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hofelina · « **Reply #1 on:** October 09, 2013, 04:07:18 PM »

Montserrat monastery
Magnificent views of Catalanâ€™s landscape

The mountain Montserrat with the Benedictine monastery of Santa Maria de Montserrat lies about 45 km northwest of Barcelona. Already from afar, the about 1,200-meter-high mountain is a grand sight. Even from above, you can experience a view far into the landscape of Catalonia.

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hofelina · « **Reply #2 on:** October 09, 2013, 04:10:33 PM »

History of Montserrat

The mountain Montserrat has been of religious significance since pre-Christian time. Before Christ a temple to worship Venus was built by the Romans. In the first written mention of 888 was reported the adoption of the construction by the first monastery of 880 AD. There were hermit monks, the various hermitages the Montserrat had built. The monastery was founded then by expanding of the hermitage of Santa Maria 1025.

Then in the 12th Century Black Madonna, still the target of pilgrimages, things were attributed to miracles. These miracles owed the monastery a strong growth period.
Numerous famous personalitiesâ€™ pilgrimage to Montserrat: Pope Benedigt XIII., Columbus, Cervantes, von Humboldt, King Fernando and Isabella, Carlos I, Felipe II. and Louis XIV..
Columbus named on his second trip 1493 an Antilles island to Montserrat.
In 1811, the monastery was largely destroyed by Napoleonic troops. The Benedictine monastery was rebuilt.

At the time of the Franco dictatorship the monastery made resistance. It was still there despite the ban on Catalan spoken and fairs held in Catalan, there were many hundreds of persecution of the Franco regime hiding here. More than 20 monks were so executed.
This resistance makes the monastery now an important symbol of Catalan self-evident and the fight against oppression. The Catalans are still grateful.

all text copied from this website..
http://barcelona.de/en/barcelona-excursions-monastery-montserrat.html

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hofelina · « **Reply #3 on:** October 09, 2013, 04:13:31 PM »

we are all 34 pilgrims with a Cistercian monk as our spiritual guide Pater Elias Balschek from Vienna,Austria

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hofelina · « **Reply #4 on:** October 09, 2013, 04:21:20 PM »

Lourdes, France

sayo mi sa buntag kay naligo mi, nitulo akong luha kay ako naghandum sa akong mga higala nga masakiton

night procession..as you see the banner of Legion of Mary ( I am an active member)

this area was flooded 5 months ago

how it started

Lourdes was really full especially this month of October where the French celebrates the Confraternity of the Rosary

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islander · « **Reply #5 on:** October 09, 2013, 04:39:45 PM »

thanks daghan kaayo, hof. more, please, kay mora ra sad mig nikuyog nimo ani.

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hofelina · « **Reply #6 on:** October 09, 2013, 06:17:08 PM »

Daghan pa kaayong pics, akong hinay hinay ug uploads.
ps

more on my personal pix from Monserrat;

the black Madonna above the main altar of the cathedral ( I have to wake up early to take this shot since it is full with visitors and pilgrims)

take a look at the votives, the church is full with them mostly donated by expats to their own city.

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hofelina · « **Reply #7 on:** October 09, 2013, 06:18:00 PM »

Embossed Christ

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hofelina · « **Reply #8 on:** October 09, 2013, 06:24:45 PM »

Pinoy Karenderia

Gina from Laguna together with her husband Charly, has a small turo-turo store

we met Charito from Batangas, celebrating her birthday and two friends are singing in Pampango dialect

these two ladies are yearly volunteers, Charito now a resident in Paris and Henna who came all the way from the USA (Pittsburgh)

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StevenRan · « **Reply #9 on:** October 09, 2013, 06:55:54 PM »

thanks for sharing manay. komosta na si david, ang amigo ko nga ngilngig. pa hilom hilom lang pero perteng daghana ug kwarta. di pareha naho nga perteng banha-a. estorya ray daghan pero way sapi.

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hofelina · « **Reply #10 on:** October 10, 2013, 01:23:18 AM »

taod-taod na nga wah mi magkita ni Ondoy David, sa Facebook kay nahilom na pod oroy sya. IÂ´ll check on this. take care Balong

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StevenRan · « **Reply #11 on:** October 10, 2013, 01:25:54 AM »

keep safe manay. GOD BLESS YOU

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david · « **Reply #12 on:** October 10, 2013, 02:17:30 AM »

manay naa ko sa dusseldorf petsa 13 hangtod petsa 22 maninda ko ukay2x;D

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StevenRan · « **Reply #13 on:** October 10, 2013, 02:21:23 AM »

mosta migo

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david · « **Reply #14 on:** October 10, 2013, 04:41:52 AM »

mao lang gihapon migo lobot lang gihapon ang ilingkod, bakasyon napod ko sa atoa, wa jud ko kadajon og bakasyon sa florida

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StevenRan · « **Reply #15 on:** October 10, 2013, 05:27:31 AM »

sigi lang migo. mag kita ra gihapon ta dere sa florida malooy ang GINOO. maajo ka kay sigi lang ug bakasyon sa ato. taud taud na kong wa ka uli. tanaw lang unsay lakaw sa panahon. basin mamasko ko ug kariyot.

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chicogon · « **Reply #16 on:** October 10, 2013, 05:38:05 AM »

Beautiful... and uplifting!

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #17 on:** October 10, 2013, 06:33:54 AM »

Montserrat monastery
Magnificent views of Catalanâ€™s landscape

The mountain Montserrat with the Benedictine monastery of Santa Maria de Montserrat lies about 45 km northwest of Barcelona. Already from afar, the about 1,200-meter-high mountain is a grand sight. Even from above, you can experience a view far into the landscape of Catalonia.

Wow, kanindot aning dapita, Ms. Hof. Wish ko lang to be able to visit this place one day...

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hofelina · « **Reply #18 on:** October 10, 2013, 08:50:38 PM »

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hofelina · « **Reply #19 on:** October 10, 2013, 08:52:43 PM »

the mountainous terrain of Monserrat has lots of caves occupied by hermits and some saints. One of these is St Benedict and St Ignatius of Loyola, founders of Benedictines and Jesuits respectively.

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hofelina · « **Reply #20 on:** October 10, 2013, 08:58:40 PM »

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hofelina · « **Reply #21 on:** October 14, 2013, 04:15:15 PM »

Torre de Serrano

Valencia Public market, the largest in Spain. Here are foods grewn regionally are sold

Basilica of Our Lady of the Helpless and needy

There are four claims of the true chalice used by Christ in His last Supper, but this one is the most famous.http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7306/10264968405_6a9d9b26d6_b.jpg from wikipedia

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #22 on:** October 15, 2013, 11:17:29 AM »

Pinoy Karenderia

Gina from Laguna together with her husband Charly, has a small turo-turo store

we met Charito from Batangas, celebrating her birthday and two friends are singing in Pampango dialect

these two ladies are yearly volunteers, Charito now a resident in Paris and Henna who came all the way from the USA (Pittsburgh)

Such beautiful smiles from such wonderful people! Thanks for sharing these pictures, Manay Tess. I'm glad you had a wonderful time. Its as if I was able to tag along pod just watching these pictures.

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hofelina · « **Reply #23 on:** October 17, 2013, 03:38:05 PM »

flickr is not good...here are the erased pictures....

Fort of Serrano....History: the towers were commenced in 1394 under the hand of Pere Balaguer. Although built with a clear defensive function in mind, they never came to be used as such, cruising through history as a flamboyant trade gate of Valencia. Between 1586 and 1887 they were used as a prison for the nobility (much like the Tower of London or the Bastille of Paris) which is why they survived the liquidation of the city walls in 1865.

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hofelina · « **Reply #24 on:** October 17, 2013, 03:40:10 PM »

there are four claims possesing the original chalice used by our Lord in His last Supper. This one is considered the real thing.

http://www.catedraldevalencia.es/en/el-santo-caliz_historia.php

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hofelina · « **Reply #25 on:** October 17, 2013, 03:41:21 PM »

the oldest public market in Spain is located in Valencia, the third largest city. Our guide told us that the steels used here are the same with the Eiffel tower in Paris

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hofelina · « **Reply #26 on:** October 17, 2013, 03:46:13 PM »

Saragossa, this was really memorable because we arrived just a few minutes a bomb exploded the Cathedral of Saragossa. Luckily it was only a home made bomb using a gas cylinder ( like one used in campings) and the next day we were allowed to visit the Virgen del Pillar

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hofelina · « **Reply #27 on:** October 17, 2013, 03:46:35 PM »

there are lots of local stores with confectionaries all hand-made. Tam-is kaayo, lupib bay balikotsa.

the police are still in control on the area, this place is full since Our LadyÂ´s feast is coming 12 October.

famous churros to be dipped in hot chocolate (morag sikwate espiso) both are so sweet

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hofelina · « **Reply #28 on:** October 17, 2013, 03:59:14 PM »

lo and behold here is She..Our Lady of Pillar!

the oldest Marian apparition , the story goes...

for more infos folks...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Our_Lady_of_the_Pillar

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hofelina · « **Reply #29 on:** October 17, 2013, 04:04:38 PM »

sa likod sa Mahal nga Birhen kay adunay halokan, a part of the pillar. I was not able to picture it clearly....

I was contained in my thoughts about friends who are very sick and inner joy that I was able to made it in this place where others are only dreaming to visit.

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hofelina · « **Reply #30 on:** October 17, 2013, 04:17:33 PM »

Sagrada Familia, Barcelona

much has been written and said about this cathedral but visiting this place and appreciating this work , an architectural masterpiece, words are lacking to describe itÂ´s uniqeness

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hofelina · « **Reply #31 on:** October 17, 2013, 04:19:07 PM »

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hofelina · « **Reply #32 on:** October 17, 2013, 04:20:27 PM »

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hofelina · « **Reply #33 on:** October 17, 2013, 04:21:23 PM »

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hofelina · « **Reply #34 on:** October 17, 2013, 04:23:18 PM »

it still needs 30 years to finish this Basilica

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hofelina · « **Reply #35 on:** October 17, 2013, 04:24:34 PM »

CR

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hofelina · « **Reply #36 on:** October 17, 2013, 04:27:00 PM »

to see the most of this church you need almost a day, ticket is good for only one hour,he he he

and to see Barcelona you need almost a week. Sad to say our trip was a compact one. Ganahan pa ba mo ug tan-aw kay morag daghan na kaayo?

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #37 on:** October 18, 2013, 10:44:00 AM »

Post more! More pa !

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islander · « **Reply #38 on:** October 18, 2013, 01:52:57 PM »

wow! whew!

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hofelina · « **Reply #39 on:** October 27, 2013, 06:04:14 PM »

molaag ko karon sa Steyl, Holland. Tenth year sainthood of St Arnold Janssen and St Joseph Freinademtz will be celebrated, IÂ´ll share the pics. I will also meet some Bol-anons whose houses and churches are damaged namely Loboc and Maribojoc. Have a blessed Sunday folks

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