tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post6490256736986299030..comments2024-03-26T12:19:52.801-04:00Comments on Tea at Trianon: Pope Benedict's Bavariaelena maria vidalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-75178988420473153682008-10-30T08:18:00.000-04:002008-10-30T08:18:00.000-04:00I went to Bavaria when I was nineteen years old an...I went to Bavaria when I was nineteen years old and totally fell in love with the place.elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-68505373103621248922008-10-30T03:12:00.000-04:002008-10-30T03:12:00.000-04:00A dear friend of mine lived for a few years in Bav...A dear friend of mine lived for a few years in Bavaria after WWII. She fell in love with Bavaria's charms - friendly people, delicious food, tidy towns filled with flowers, picturesque views, quaint architecture and breathtaking churches. <BR/><BR/>One of her favorite memories was the entire town making a candlelight procession through the crisp snow to the church for Midnight Mass. The church was filled with candlelight and lovely hymns - she said it was magical. <BR/><BR/>She was not a Catholic but would attend services occasionally with her friend there. The beauty of the churches and the music at Mass enchanted her and she said that she often felt as if it would be a wonderful thing to be Catholic. She felt like something was missing in her life. What a pity she never acted on that feeling! <BR/><BR/>She said that she felt as if she lived in a postcard. She was heartbroken to have to leave! Ever since I have heard her tales of Bavaria, I have wanted to visit there - she made it sound like a fairy tale land!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com