I know I have lived in some awesome places such as on the lake at Loyola and a block away from Wrigley Field, but Notre Dame is something completely different. Hence, my trips to look around and take in the different architecture, history, my grandfather's dorm from when he was here from 1946-1949 and the grotto.
Here are some photos with some captions about my adventure....
When Mike was here, he had never been to the grotto so of course, I had to take him there. I don't know the exact head count of how many people come here to pray, but it is truly amazing. If you go the Sunday or Saturday of football weekend, expect to wait to be able to kneel and pray in front of Our Lady.
When Father Sorin first came here to found the school in 1842, he called it “L’Université de Notre Dame du Lac” or "The University of Our Lady of the Lake" because there had been such an awful snowfall that he thought there was only one lake. Little did he know there was two. Here is a photo of the lake that I took on the same visit with Mike to the grotto.
The Golden Dome is one of the most famous images at Notre Dame. When my mom came to visit she thought that it was so cool that each day when I drove onto campus I took Notre Dame Ave. so that I could see the dome. It is definitely worth the extra minute-long light.
This is a photo from my car while I was stopped at the light. No one was injured while it was taken. It doesn't do it justice, but it is quite the sight to see each morning and it reminds me of why I chose this university.
Last Tuesday, I decided it was about time I found my grandfather's dorm. I walked around for probably less than five minutes before finding it right next to the administration building. It is crazy to think that he actually lived at one point in this building when he was my age and just starting out in the world. It is a boys' dorm so some of the guys were probably thinking I was a creep while taking photos of it on my droid, but I didn't care. I wonder what room he was in?
This past week, I found out that inside each of Notre Dame's buildings there are chapels. I guess there are something like over 130 masses said each week here on campus. Insane! Either way I decided I would check Mendoza's chapel out. It was on the second floor and masses are said there daily at 12:30. I have yet to go to one, but I did find it a nice place to escape the day-to-day chaos that has become my b-school life.
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