My infatuation with churches was fed throughout the trip; I was fortunate to travel with fellow church-lovers. Whenever we rolled into a city, we usually headed strait to the local cathedral. There's something about them that help you really feel a part of the culture. We went to two very different Gregorian masses, the first was in Lucerne and the other was at Notre Dame. In Lucerne, the mass was in German, it was very quiet and peaceful, there weren't many people there and they all sang along. Notre Dame was in French, it was a Sunday morning and it was packed! There was a really long line to get in, people tried to maintain the silence, but there was a lot of bustle. It seems that in Europe religion is more of a tradition than anything. It is part of their culture but not part of their daily routine. I think people have a respect for religion, but it doesn't influ
ence them as much as in other cultures. My top 5 favorite churches on the trip:
- Notre Dame (Paris, France)
- Sacred Heart (Paris, France)
- Cathedral of St. Leodegar (Lucerne, Switzerland)
- Our Lady Church (Bruges, Belgium)
- The Salzburger Dom (Salzburg, Austria)
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