苦難與慈悲的反思
- 親臨波蘭，捷克，德國，比利時，法國現場懷古十五天
Reflection on suffering and mercy
- a visit to historical sites in Poland, Czech, Germany, Belgium and France

tentative ITINERARY

April 28 (Fri.) late night flight
Hong Kong - Frankfurt
Frankfurt - Krakow

April 29 (Sat.)
A:Krakow:


St. John Paul II, Auxiliary Bishop and Archbishop of Kraków(1958–1978) before becoming pope in 1978. - Krakow Archbishop's Palace courtyard



Prądnik, Sister Faustina of Divine Mercy

Hotel: in Krakow

April 30 (Sun.)
B:Auschwitz: (1 hour from Krakow)


47:32



St. Maximilian Kolbe (1894 – 1941) in Auschwitz, prisoner #16670, a martyr of charity.

Edith Stein (St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, 1891-1942)

Mendel Museum, Augustinian abbey in Old Brno, Czech (3 hours from Auschwitz to Brno)
Mendel's pea plant experiment

Hotel: in Prague(2 hours from Brno to Prague)

May 01 (Mon.)
C:Prague:


胡斯 Jan Hus, (1369 – 1415)

布拉格之春 Spring of Prague 1968


The Lennon Wall, Prague.
The wall is owned by the Knights of Malta, who allowed the graffiti to continue on the wall, and is located at Velkopřevorské náměstí (Grand Priory Square), Malá Strana.

Hotel: in Prague

May 02 (Tue.)

Karlstejn Castle, Imperial Palace built by Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV


Terezín (Theresienstadt), Czech Republic, 4:18

Frauenkirche Protestant church
Meissen porcelain near Dresden

Hotel: in Dresden (2 hours from Karlstejn Castle)

May 03 (Wed.)
* : Dresden

D:Wittenberg:(2 hours from Dresden)



馬丁·路德（Martin Luther, 1483-1546）95 論題，1517年
Hotel: in Berlin (1.5 hours from Wittenberg)

E:Berlin:

May 04 (Thu.)

柏林圍牆，1990年
Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp
Hotel: in Magdeburg (2 hour from Sachsenhausen)


May 05 (Fri.)

G: Aachen: (5 hours from Magdeburg)


Charlesmagne, 800
Hotel: in Leuven (1.5 hours from Aachen)


May 06 (Sat.)
G:Leuven:



聖達米盎神父（Damiaan，1840－1889）耶穌聖母聖心會會士。爲夏威夷群島的痲瘋病人服務 - Father Damiaan's Crypt


雷鳴遠（Vincent Lebbe，1877－1940）創始耀漢小兄弟會。抗日期間，組織救濟團隊，救治中國各地平民。
Beguinage
Catholic University - Andreas Vesalius(1514-64): on human anatomy

Saint-Yvon, Ploegsteert, Comines-Warneton in Belgium
-- site of the Christmas Truce, 1914



H:Beauvais:(3.5 hours from Leuven)
The fall of the central tower,
St. Peter's Gothic Cathedral, 1573

Click on the picture! -Tour of Interior and Exterior of Cathedral of Beauvais

See if you can build a cathedral arch without it collapsing, and learn more about the forces at work.

Hotel: in Beauvais


May 07 (Sun.)
J:Chartres: (2.5 hours from Beauvais)


11:00 Sunday High Mass at the Cathedral of Chartres
Tour of the town by electric train with Laser show
Hostel: Hotellerie Saint Yves, Chartres

May 08 (Mon.)
meditation with talk and sharing [1] - by Fr. Rémy Kurowski
Visit the mother house of St. Paul Sisters
Hostel: Hotellerie Saint Yves, Chartres

May 09 (Tue.)
meditation with talk and sharing [2] - by Fr. Louis Lee
Walking the Labyrinth - need special arrangement
Hostel: Hotellerie Saint Yves, Chartres

May 10 (Wed.)
*Rouen: 聖女貞德（Joan of Arc, 1412-1431）(2 hours from Chartres)
*Bayeux: Bayeux Tapestry, 1066 (2 hours from Rouen)
Bayeux War Cemetery
Hostel: Le Mans (2 hours from Bayeux)



May 11 (Thu.)

*Tours: Martin of Tours (1 hour from Le Mans)


*克勞斯·呂斯城堡（Château du Clos Lucé, Amboise）為達文西（1452－1519）博物館 該建築是法國國王為達文西去世前三年提供的住所。該建築建於15世紀中葉。 如今，設有達文西的機械模型，及他本人畫的《蒙娜麗莎》副本。 (1 hour from Tours)

*香波爾（Chambord）城堡始建於1519年，百多年後於1684年完成。 城堡爲中世紀要塞的外觀，包括一座城堡主塔，伴有四座大塔樓和兩座側翼建築，有圍牆在整個建築物周圍，作為狩獵行宮。結合了中世紀傳承的形式與義大利文藝復興時期的創新建築。 它的雙螺旋梯由達文西設計，位於城堡的主塔中央，兩座不同入口的螺旋式階梯環繞同一空心石柱，交錯盤結貫穿城堡的三層樓。此一設計可讓同一時間上下樓，也不會看見彼此的面孔。 (1 hour from Ambois)

*Orleans: 聖女貞德（1412-1431）-奧爾良少女 (1 hour from Chambord)
Hostel: Orleans


May 12 (Fri.)
Paris Orly(2 hours from Orleans) - Frankfurt - Hong Kong