Hotel Grand Czestochowa
ul. Drogowcow 8 Czestochowa, Southern Poland, 42-200, Poland
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Miracles and Prayers
Hurray for the road trip! I have been promising my mom for years to join her on a pilgrimage to Częstochowa but this year was the first time our dates worked out. There is another reason I haven't been trying too hard to make it happen before. The Parson of Głubczyce church is the same priest who taught my religion classes in high school and to this day manages to embarrass me on the street by yelling, "Katarzyna, how are you girl?" Spending 6 hours on ...
2 sides of Częstochowa
... people. It turn out to be very significant in Polish history. Once again, with absolutely no research or planning, we've landed somewhere with a big story to tell.
It's the site of one of the biggest Christian pilgrimages, with about 4 million a year from around the world visiting The Black Madonna of Częstochowa which is Poland's holiest relic and has been in this city since maybe 1382. This is news to me. I'd never heard of it. Di had. But then she is ...
Frozen cities, frozen lakes
... worth seeing. It's really well kept, and the monks are really hospitable, especially a monk called Marian. He's nice and won't drag on a speech about the history of the monastery. The place has got a nice Roman refectory (a place where the monks eat), a nice Roman chapter-house (a place where the monks gather to talk about important issues), a nice Roman patio and a nice baroque church.
Last but ...
THE DRUM ROLL AND TRUMPETS PLEASE!
... go on to Auschwitz.
The drive here is on a busy highway until the end when traffic thins out. We pass the museum entrance and find the information office. He tells us where a campground is and we walk in about 30+ heat to find it. We can find the signs, but no campground, we go back and get the car and drive to it. We just didn’t walk quite far enough.
It ...
Monastary of Jasna Gora in Czestochowa
... and navigating and so far we have not gotten lost for very long. Our sidetrips down alleys and though markets and back streets with dead ends have been interesting, though. The monastary of Jasna Gora, (Bright Mountain), in Czestochowa is remarkable! This complex is significant and is much more than another museum. It is the primary pilgrimage site for Polish Roman Catholics and other Catholics from around the world. ...


