THE FINAL CHAPTER : A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY (Sept 2009 to Jan 2010)
At the Grotto of Our Immaculate Conception, in Lourdes
Daniel (14+ years old)
We arrived in Charles De Gaulle Airport (Paris) ...
about 7 am in the morning. After exiting the airport, we took a coach to the train station to catch the 10:30 am train to Lourdes.
We were very early, and so we hung out at a sandwich bar at the train station for about an hour before it was time to board the train.
When we finally boarded the train, Dad and Mom snapped many photos of the both of You, mucking about and making all kinds of poses.
During the journey, it must be mentioned here that You knocked your head twice against a metal bar which jutted out from between Justine’s seat and yours.
Both knocks were hard, and You reacted like your head was spinning after that. You were just so excited about everything, eagerly pointing to your sister the windmill and the green pastures on the right side of the window, and the brown cows that were grazing lazily on the never-ending meadow, on the left.
So excited were You that You were turning to your right, and then left, and right, and left again, to look out of the window ... and that was how You knocked your head.
View the photo that was uploaded on Saturday 17/4/2010 @ 12:08 am in your Facebook and You will remember that darn metal bar that protruded out. Mom's gonna upload the photo here.
The impact of the knock resulted in a small brain haemorrage which would be revealed to us only later.
We arrived at the Lourdes Station at 4 pm, and took a cab to Hotel DuCalvaire.
It was a short ride of about 10 minutes or so. Upon stepping into the hotel, we were pleasantly surprised to be greeted by a nice and homely environment.
On the train to Lourdes ...
