Day Trippin: Czestochowa, the Czarna Madonna, and Jasna Gora Monastery

To anyone interested in Catholic history, or is a Catholic themself, heading to Czestochowa to the Jasna Gora Monastery from Krakow might be a good idea.  The original Czarna Madonna is held here, and the monastery is also an end-point for thousands of people on pilgrimages, my mother-in-law included.  The actual piece of art is held…