MEHER BABA'S

 

1931 

 

MILAN to VARESE, ITALY

 

Map shows the Train route to Varese, then by road to the funicular train. Return to Milan the same way. Map graphics by A. Zois.
Map shows the Train route to Varese, then by road to the funicular train. Return to Milan the same way. Map graphics by A. Zois.

 

1931

 

On Sunday, 18 October 1931, Baba took the group by train on a trip to the Italian Alps. At Varese, they changed to a mountain funicular, and went up the steep gradient, enjoying the marvelous scenery.

 

After returning to the city, that evening, they went to the Odeon Theater in Milan, where they saw a film (The Divorcee). Two days later, they drove to Lake Como for a short pleasant stay.

 

 

 

VARESE near MILAN, ITALY

 

Varese Sacro Monte funicular

 

Map is a closeup of the previous map showing the road route to the funicular train. Map graphics by Anthony Zois.
Map is a closeup of the previous map showing the road route to the funicular train. Map graphics by Anthony Zois.

 On 25 October 1931, after a tea party at Enid's apartment in Pensione Agostini in the afternoon, Baba and his companions left Milan on the 6:40 train. The group arrived in Genoa after two hours and stayed at the Milano Terminus Hotel.

 

 

Baba, Meredith, Ali and Chanji boarded the SS Roma at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, 27 October 1931, bound for New York City. The cabins they were given (400 & 421) were cramped and uncomfortable; but the next day, after leaving Naples, they were shifted to two outward facing, spacious cabins (272 & 274). Meredith introduced a young woman from Toronto named Louise Skey to Baba. Louise was quite taken with Baba and visited his cabin several times.

 

 

VARESE near MILAN, ITALY

 

Church of Saint Mary of the Mountain