Original text byAndreas Maryoto, executivesummary by darmansjah
TGV trainraced through the night in the South of France. Many of the passengers werealready asleep. Slowlythen the train slows down when it enters the Lourdes station before 21.00.Lonely ....
lourdes church
Passengers who numbertens, one by one off the train. Still very quiet. This is indeed a rare trip, to Lourdesduring winter. Yes, it is very quiet due to the millions of ordinary people make pilgrimages to this place between March and October every year, not the beginning of February. Ordinary people make pilgrimages toLourdes to pray and visit the cave to the apparition site inSt.Bernadette.
The story of the sightings pad in 1858 it has been recognizedfor by the church authorities. Bernadette said, Mary appeared to him several times. Post-recognition of the church, at least 5 million Catholic people every year come toplaces that can be reached by train for about sixhours from Paris.
A trip to Lourdes in February wasan unusual trip. In addition to quiet, the air temperature was very cold, sometimes up to minus5 degrees Celsius. However, with good preparation, we can reap the manybenefits of visiting the place in the winter becomes a necessary condition that must be taken prior to that place. Underwear, jackets, gloves, boots, and cold-resistant headgear should be taken. Well, if that's enoughpreparation, we started ordering trains, hotels, etc.
Cheaper
Advantage if we take a trip in the winter, we will get a train ticket prices are very cheap. Fast train tickets can be obtained at the price of 90 euro a solid season certainly above 100 euros. Hotel too. Economical hotel prices are usually above 50 euros, we could get only 29 euro. For the second booking can be done through the internet.
Although lower-priced, the service remains excellent, as the hotel's price of 29 euro. In the winter, hotels are mostly economical hotel was closed at 18:00 to 20:00. for that, we must push the intercom that the officers opened the hotel door. Here we have to be careful because most hotels are not willing to open the door at the top at 22.00. anyway if you are willing, they will ask for the cost of 15 euro to open the door! This number is confirmed when we booked the hotel through the internet. So what? We can not help it if we're late for any reason.
For that, we must be on time! Well, if you've arrived at the hotel, the clerk shall immediately serve us and explained everything aboutLourdes. Well, when we did not ask foran explanation, but he immediatelytalked about Lourdes. Map of Lourdes was immediately given to us without our asking. Not only that,the electronic key code was immediately given to us free to enter any hour hotel. It is up to in and out of any hour.
St. Bernadettw parents house in Lourdes
Lonely but safe
We could easily right down the streetto visit the small town of Maria Cave or called Il Groto any hour. Is it safe? Do not worry! Very safe. Althoughquiet, there are still people who are also making a pilgrimage that seemed to have a friend, in addition to the famous Lourdesis safe.
When lonely in the winter due early February there were only a fewpeople on pilgrimage. At night, sometimes even just one person praying in front of the cave. This situation is further upside as pilgrims crowdedmonth. They should be lining up to prayand also jostling to reach Il Groto.However, there are also disadvantages pilgrimage to Lourdes during winter.Some places in Lourdes, such as museums, cap. Restaurants and places souvenir also open late. Sometimesjust opened at 11.00 on top or even not open at all. For that, we must prepare food and drinksduring the trip so as not to starve.
cave known apparition site il goroto in lourdes at night
Hotels sometimes offered breakfast at a price of 7 euro. If it is interested, immediately pay for orders breakfast because the hotel would not serve to guests when the clock after the service. They will actually refuse guests who comefor breakfast outside the hours of service. Should offer breakfast in the hotel is very rarely taken because hotels and restaurants are open in the morning. This step needs to be taken so that wedo not starve in the winter!
Pilgrimage to Lourdesin the winter remain attractive, intense, and importantly cheaper origin with good preparation.
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