At the top of the mountatin is a really famous monestary, and many Catholics make pilgramages there to see the Black Madonna, which is an incredibly famous wooden statue of Mary and Jesus. I won’t bore you with an entire history lesson, but it was really amazing to be there and touch the statue!
I feel really lucky that I got to see it, because getting up there was no easy feat. The monestary is LITERALLY on top of the mountain, and our bus ride up there had me a little (ok, more than a little) nervous! The roads were very narrow and the guardrails were very small.
Unlike my mom (sorry mom, it's true), I'm usually not freaked out by heights and wouldn't call myself a back seat driver, but even I found myself praying on the drive up there! At one point, my friend Kelsey and I even yelled "BUS!" as another tour bus started driving towards us coming down the mountain. The road didn't look wide enought to fit both of us, but it did. I'm sure the bus driver has driven this mountain a million times, but I was still a worry-wart. Is it possible I'm turning into my mother?!?!?!
The drive to the top was definately worth it. The view, the mountains, and the experience in the monestary were absolutely incredible. For me, the picture below is priceless and the memory will last a lifetime!
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