When I arrived at the academy I had some time to unpack my bags before everything would start. But during our first meeting I got to know that I could pack my bags again because we would start with a hiking trip from St. Poelten to Mariazell.
It was a beautiful journey
through hills. Although I would call some hills mountains
because the highest 'hill' we crossed was 1300 meters. But
the Austrians laughed at heights of 1300 meters so for them
this mountain is a hill.
We stayed also in cool places for night. One night we
stayed at the Lilienfeld monastery. This is an ancient Abby
on the route to Mariazell. We also stayed two nights in a
mountain cabin in Türnitz. We had a rest day there.
I have made a special photo page with pictures from the
pilgrimage.
Heidi, me and Joachim