OCTOBER 2009

October 2009
1st to 3 Research Paper writing

4 Sun: Henny put me in Thalys train to Paris. My first experience in the speed train and it was a great comfortable journey. In Paris Adaikalam and Uncle Benjamin were waiting for me. We had a good massala dosai in an Indian restaurant, which I enjoyed most. Later we had a good sightseeing of paris. The first was Nortedame cathedral. The colour glasses were amazing. The Cleopatra needle and the Napolean Square were fantastic. The final climax was the Eiffel Tower. We reached in the evening and waited till they put on the light. The glittering tower in the golden lights was a fantastic sight. Paris is a beautiful city, a bit more crowed and busy. We can notice more people from the developing countries in Paris. Later in the evening we reached home and aunty welcomed with Tamil dishes. It was great tasting it after a long time. We could still see the glittering Eiffel Tower from the dining table. A special glittering at every hour is a fantastic sight. After a long chat we went to bed.

5 Mon: Early morning uncle put us in the train to Lourdes. It was a long journey of 4 hours. We reached in the afternoon and in the evening went to church. We spent time praying at the grotto. Fr.Anbu, Srilankan priest took us for a tour to the historical places of St.Bernadette. It was a moving story to listen to the story of the poor girl who was chosen to suffer. In the evening he gave us a Italian dinner and later we joined the beautiful procession with candle lights lit reciting the rosary in different languages.

6 Tue: We joined the Tamil Mass organized for the Tamil Pilgrims by Anbu. It was a good moment of prayer. After taking pictures and praying at the grotto we had a good briani at a Srilankan hotel near the station. The one who was there shared his personal experience of our lady’s guidance in his life. His experience of fleeing from Srilanka was very moving as he was narrating with tears in his eyes. Later we took the train and reached Paris in the evening.

7 Wed: Today we went to the seminary of French Fathers. We met a few Tamil priests and visited the exhibition over there. The pictures depicting the martyrdom of the Vietnam missionaries were very moving. In the afternoon we had long walk to the city up to the Parliament. It was a great day on the streets of Paris. We visited the church of St.Vincent de Paul and prayed at the body of st.Vincent de Paul. We also paid a visit to the church of Our lady of miraculous medal. We met fr.Majella over there. We returned back in the evening and had good dinner and a long chat with uncle Benjamin.

8 Thu: We left for Basel to Noel by train. We reached in the afternoon and Noel received us from the station and took us home. We were happy to see his wife and child. His wife was sick and he had to go with her to the hospital. We found our way. We felt at home.

9 Fri: Noel took us around the Town where he lived.

10 Sat: We had sightseeing of Basel city. It was beautiful city.

11 Sun: Noel and his friend took us to a beautiful city nearby and we visited the Parliament. It was fantastic day.

12 Mon: We both flew back to The Hague and reached home in the evening.
13 Tue: I took Adaikalam to the city and to ISS also.

14 Wed: Hennny took him to some places of interest in nearby cities and villages.
16 Thu: Adaikalam leaves for Milan. Myself and Henny brought him to the Airport. Then I plunged myself again in the research paper work. It was a trying time but a great learning experience.

18 Sun: I had a mass in Schiedam.
Research paper progress

25 Sun: I had a mass in Schiedam.
Research paper progress