Frames for family pictures

Lourdes gift shop, 15 April 2007 (C.S., Sanyo)

Red door, Lourdes, 15 April 2007

(C.S., Sanyo HD1A)

Lourdes Cathedral seen from the chateau

15 April 2007 (C.S., Sanyo)

Surrender of Mirat, Chateau Fort Chapel

In 778 A.D., the Muslim commander Mirat refused to surrender the castle of Mirambel, which was besieged by Charlemagne. When an eagle dropped a live trout into the castle grounds, Mirat sent it to Charlemagne as proof that his men lacked for nothing. But the ruse was discovered and Mirat, to save his garrison, finally came to terms. He had vowed to surrender to no man, but agreed to surrender to the Mary, the Queen of Heaven. He converted to Christianity and was baptised Lorus, from which the name of the city beneath the castle, Lourdes, is now derived. Or so the legends tell us.

Spiral Stairs, Chateau Fort, Lourdes

15 April 2007 (C.S., Sanyo)

The Saracen Stairs, Chateau Fort

Lourdes, 15 April 2007 (C.S., Sanyo)

Last candles of the night

Lourdes, 15 April 2007 (C.S., Sanyo)

Leaving the Grotto, 15 April 2007

The Grotto Just Before Midnight

15 April 2007 (C.S., Sanyo)

Window Shopping, Lourdes

15 April 2007 (C.S., Sanyo)

Plastic Virgin Water Bottles

Lourdes, 15 April 2007 (C.S., Sanyo)

The Stone and the Virgin

Lourdes, 15 April 2007 (C.S., Sanyo)

Seigneur Envoie Ton Esprit Qui...

Lourdes, 15 April 2007 (C.S., Sanyo)

Silence, No Smoking, Confession

Lourdes, 14 April 2007 (C.S., Sanyo HD1A)

Questa fiamma prolunga la mia preghiera

Lourdes, 14 April 2007 (C.S., Sanyo HD1A)

Grotto Wall, Lourdes, 14 April 2007

C.S., Sanyo HD1A

Water Fountain, The Grotto, Lourdes, 14 Apr 07

Candles at the Grotto, Lourdes, 14 April 2007

C.S., Sanyo HD1A

Lourdes, 14 April 2007

(C.S., Sanyo HD1A)

Lourdes Airport Arrivals, 14 April 2007

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (C.S., Sanyo HD1A)

Rue d'Enghien, 11 Apr 07

Entrance to Sarkozy Headquarters (C.S., Sanyo HD1A)

Metro Bonne Nouvelle, 11 Apr 07

Theater poster near Sarkozy HQ (C.S., Sanyo HD1A)

Rue de Bretagne, 9 April 2007

ET's Bicycle (T.M., Philips)

Hotel George V, 6 April 2007

(C.S., Sanyo HD1A)

French education today: Idiot's guides. (C.S., Sanyo HD1A)