Trip to Guadalupe Shrine

Almost two years ago, when Anne/Diane/Paul went to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe (in La Crosse, Wi.) to see their brother who happened to be there. At the time, the shrine was still being built.

The the shrine is now completed--and Paul's parents wanted to visit it as well. This past October (just before Paul's mother's surgery at the Mayo Clinic) we took them there. Along with us came Anne, Diane, Sonny, and Barb. And of course, no trip to Southwest Wisconsin is complete without visiting our favorite Italian-American restaurant--DiSciascio's Restaurant.

The finished Shrine from the front view...

A view of Annie on the long walk up the hill to the shrine...

A side entrance to the shrine...

Interior of the shrine...

Sammy outside the visitors' center...

Enjoying dessert at DiScascios...

Sonny and Barb...

Paul's parents...