Thursday, May 27, 2010

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Akshardham ,New Delhi April 29 2010

Sunday, May 02, 2010

Journey to Kerala

All I have is Grace
I reached in Delhi on April 27th early Morning at 3:00am local time in India. All my flight journey was without any problems as He always provides everything I need in my life. I know my Lord will always protect and send His Angels before me to prepare everything for me before I reach the place. When I reached Out one of the Carmelite friar and one of his friend was on the way to take me to his house for the time I spend in New Delhi. They came by car and I reached their home around 5:00am on April 27th Tuesday. After taking a nice shower and having the breakfast in North Indian style we visited some of his friends and have a small time with them. Then after lunch we visited the Birla temple, Kuthab Minar, Places of the embassy area. You won’t believe the area where the embassies area build up. They all are like different palaces. I was so cautious for my food and water all my time in Delhi. Afternoon we visited the famous Rail Museum in Delhi. After visiting the India Gate, Parliament building and Presidents House we came back home for the day. You can imagine a total different climate and place. When I left New York it was 45 F and when I reached in Delhi it was 45 Celsius. Thank God I was fine until the day I left Delhi on May 1, 2010. visi
On April 28, 2010 Wednesday Both myself and my co-Friar took a bus to Agra fort to see Red fort and Taj Mahal. We reached the place around 5:30 am and reached Agra Red Fort around noon. After visiting the Red Fort we had the lunch break and time for shopping. Then we left to visit Taj Mahal. There was not much time and all the vehicles are not permitted to go inside due to the pollution. It was my first visit in Taj Mahal. A Crown Palace, a place of Love and a real symbol for love for all eternity. A tomb made by a king for his wife. After visiting Agra a group who were with us in the Bus was late to reach the bus so We could not see much in Agra, so we left to Madura, Hindus believe that is the Birth place of Krisha. A story tells that like the Herod in the Bible the King was afraid of his Kingdom and there was a prophesy that his nephew will take over his Kingdom so send His pregnant sister and her husband in jail so that whenever she deliver a boy child he can Him. But there was God’s intervention and the newborn boy was changed with another female child and God saved Krisha for the salvation of the people. We reached Back to Delhi at 11:45Pm and reached the home we were staying around 12:05 am.
On April 29 Thursday, 2010 we took the new Metro to a famous temple made out of stone in area 60 acres of Land .The whole temple was made of stone carving different deities and the base of the main temple. All these temples are tightly protected and you are not allowed to take any kind of electronincs items like mobile phones, cameras etc., After visiting the exibisions which is well down with all the modern techniques and there was an Imax movie on the Ramaswamy we reached the home by Metro and walking around 8:00Pm.
On April 30th Friday around 10 am after the morning prayers and breakfast we visited the Sacred heart Cathedral where I spend two months before for the retreat and for the Magic performance and from there we went to all the samadies of the great polititions of India beginning the father of Nations Mahathma Gandhi in Rajghat, then to Rajive Ghandi , Indira Ghandi and Nehru the first Prime Minister of India. It was a long walk like walking in Central Park. The Sun was very hot. This climate is record heat since 60 years. My co-Friar was very tired even though he is living here in India. After taking a small break we took a Cycle rakisha to the Red Fort build by Sharjahan and it is the Place on January 26 on our Republic day prime Minister raise the Indian Flag and salute the nation. After seeing the places and the palace we walked to the musjith a muslim temple build by the king for his worship which is the biggest Mosque may be in the world. We did not go in because it was too much entrance fee because we had the camera with us. Then we came back home for the day and end of the visit.
On May 1, 2010 Saturday early morning after having breakfast and saying thanks to the old Couple who took care of us, I reached the Domestic Airport and started typing my journey report. Now it is 11:30Am and I am waiting the airpot for the flight to Kochin Kerala which is around 12:45pm.
Today is May 2, 2010.
I reached from Delhi to Cochin at 4.40 pm and my co friar and the provincial procurator was waiting one hour to receive me at the airport. I reached at thrissur provincial house at 8pm on Saturday may 1, 2010. Then having a shower and dinner all our friars who stays at the provincial house went for a movie and came back at 12:00am. Getting up at 5:30 we had a Holy Mass and went again to the airport to recive the Provincial Fr Sojan who was coming from Germany. On the way I visited one of our house at Karukutty where Fr Bosco is doing his mission for the gangsters. I came back from the airport at 11:30am and I have the evening festival mass of Mother Mary the Parish festival of our Parish attached to the Provincial house where Fr Martin is the parish priest. After 6:30 pm mass I will go to my house and possibly will reach at 11:00pm .
All I have is Grace
I reached in Delhi on April 27th early Morning at 3:00am local time in India. All my flight journey was without any problems as He always provides everything I need in my life. I know my Lord will always protect and send His Angels before me to prepare everything for me before I reach the place. When I reached Out one of the Carmelite friar and one of his friend was on the way to take me to his house for the time I spend in New Delhi. They came by car and I reached their home around 5:00am on April 27th Tuesday. After taking a nice shower and having the breakfast in North Indian style we visited some of his friends and have a small time with them. Then after lunch we visited the Birla temple, Kuthab Minar, Places of the embassy area. You won’t believe the area where the embassies area build up. They all are like different palaces. I was so cautious for my food and water all my time in Delhi. Afternoon we visited the famous Rail Museum in Delhi. After visiting the India Gate, Parliament building and Presidents House we came back home for the day. You can imagine a total different climate and place. When I left New York it was 45 F and when I reached in Delhi it was 45 Celsius. Thank God I was fine until the day I left Delhi on May 1, 2010. visi
On April 28, 2010 Wednesday Both myself and my co-Friar took a bus to Agra fort to see Red fort and Taj Mahal. We reached the place around 5:30 am and reached Agra Red Fort around noon. After visiting the Red Fort we had the lunch break and time for shopping. Then we left to visit Taj Mahal. There was not much time and all the vehicles are not permitted to go inside due to the pollution. It was my first visit in Taj Mahal. A Crown Palace, a place of Love and a real symbol for love for all eternity. A tomb made by a king for his wife. After visiting Agra a group who were with us in the Bus was late to reach the bus so We could not see much in Agra, so we left to Madura, Hindus believe that is the Birth place of Krisha. A story tells that like the Herod in the Bible the King was afraid of his Kingdom and there was a prophesy that his nephew will take over his Kingdom so send His pregnant sister and her husband in jail so that whenever she deliver a boy child he can Him. But there was God’s intervention and the newborn boy was changed with another female child and God saved Krisha for the salvation of the people. We reached Back to Delhi at 11:45Pm and reached the home we were staying around 12:05 am.
On April 29 Thursday, 2010 we took the new Metro to a famous temple made out of stone in area 60 acres of Land .The whole temple was made of stone carving different deities and the base of the main temple. All these temples are tightly protected and you are not allowed to take any kind of electronincs items like mobile phones, cameras etc., After visiting the exibisions which is well down with all the modern techniques and there was an Imax movie on the Ramaswamy we reached the home by Metro and walking around 8:00Pm.
On April 30th Friday around 10 am after the morning prayers and breakfast we visited the Sacred heart Cathedral where I spend two months before for the retreat and for the Magic performance and from there we went to all the samadies of the great polititions of India beginning the father of Nations Mahathma Gandhi in Rajghat, then to Rajive Ghandi , Indira Ghandi and Nehru the first Prime Minister of India. It was a long walk like walking in Central Park. The Sun was very hot. This climate is record heat since 60 years. My co-Friar was very tired even though he is living here in India. After taking a small break we took a Cycle rakisha to the Red Fort build by Sharjahan and it is the Place on January 26 on our Republic day prime Minister raise the Indian Flag and salute the nation. After seeing the places and the palace we walked to the musjith a muslim temple build by the king for his worship which is the biggest Mosque may be in the world. We did not go in because it was too much entrance fee because we had the camera with us. Then we came back home for the day and end of the visit.
On May 1, 2010 Saturday early morning after having breakfast and saying thanks to the old Couple who took care of us, I reached the Domestic Airport and started typing my journey report. Now it is 11:30Am and I am waiting the airpot for the flight to Kochin Kerala which is around 12:45pm.
Today is May 2, 2010.
I reached from Delhi to Cochin at 4.40 pm and my co friar and the provincial procurator was waiting one hour to receive me at the airport. I reached at thrissur provincial house at 8pm on Saturday may 1, 2010. Then having a shower and dinner all our friars who stays at the provincial house went for a movie and came back at 12:00am. Getting up at 5:30 we had a Holy Mass and went again to the airport to recive the Provincial Fr Sojan who was coming from Germany. On the way I visited one of our house at Karukutty where Fr Bosco is doing his mission for the gangsters. I came back from the airport at 11:30am and I have the evening festival mass of Mother Mary the Parish festival of our Parish attached to the Provincial house where Fr Martin is the parish priest. After 6:30 pm mass I will go to my house and possibly will reach at 11:00pm .