V četrtek, dne 9. 8. 2023, je naše kraje obiskala skupina mladih romarjev društva MJCF iz severozahodne francoske regije Bretanja. 13-članska skupina katoliške organizacije je na večdnevnem potepu po Sloveniji svojo pot pričela v Novi Gorici, nato so nadaljevali preko Tolmina, Bohinjske Bele, Bleda, Škofje Loke, in v četrtek - Borovnice. Pot nameravajo nadaljevati preko Vrhnike do Postojne, nato pa počasi do Trsta, ki je tudi njihova končna postojanka. Na dan prehodijo približno 20 - 30 km, nato prenočijo pri dobrih ljudeh, ki jim nudijo varno zatočišče, včasih pa pot nanese, da prespijo kar pod milim nebom.
Na današnji dan so prispeli v našo občino, kjer smo jih seveda lepo sprejeli in jim omogočili, da noč prespijo na varnem v prostorih gasilskega društva na Brezovici pri Borovnici. Njihov vodja, Martin, se je predstavnikom občine in predstavnikom PGD Brezovica pri Borovnici, lepo zahvalil za gostoljubnost in sprejem. Dodal je, da trenutno po Sloveniji potujejo še tri druge približno enako velike skupine njihovega društva, vse skupaj okoli 50 mladih popotnikov. Sicer so podobna potepanja izvedli že po več evropskih državah, za tokratno destinacijo pa so izbrali zeleno Slovenijo. Tema njihovih vsakoletnih potovanj z nahrbtniki je spoznavanje različnih pokrajin in ljudi ter vzpostavljanje prijateljskih vezi. Kot zanimivost je dodal, da potujejo izključno brez pametnih telefonov in elektronskih naprav, pri sebi imajo zgolj en telefon, ki ga koristijo v primeru izrednih okoliščin. Zaključi, da so v njihovem društvu dobrodošli vsi, ki jih veseli druženje in pozitiven pogled na svet, ne glede na morebitno versko prepričanje.
Google translate (English):
On Thursday, August 9, 2023, a group of young pilgrims from the MJCF association from the northwestern French region of Brittany visited our place. The 13-member group of the Catholic organization started their journey in Nova Gorica on a multi-day journey through Slovenia, then continued through Tolmin, Bohinjska Bela, Bled, Škofja Loka, and on Thursday - Borovnica. They plan to continue their journey via Vrhnika to Postojna, and then slowly to Trieste, which is also their final post. They walk about 20 - 30 km a day, then spend the night with good people who offer them a safe haven, and sometimes the journey leads them to sleep under a warm sky.
On this day, they arrived in our municipality, where, of course, we welcomed them warmly and allowed them to spend the night safely in the premises of the fire brigade in Brezovica near Borovnica. Their leader, Martin, thanked the representatives of the municipality and the representatives of PGD Brezovica pri Borovnica for their hospitality and reception. He added that three other groups of approximately the same size from their association are currently traveling around Slovenia, with a total of around 50 young travelers. Otherwise, they have already carried out similar wanderings in several European countries, but this time they chose green Slovenia as their destination. The theme of their annual backpacking trips is getting to know different landscapes and people and establishing friendships. As an interesting point, he added that they travel exclusively without smartphones and electronic devices, they only have one phone with them, which they use in case of emergency. He concludes that everyone who enjoys socializing and a positive outlook on the world is welcome in their society, regardless of any religious belief.
