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August 2008 Galleries

Trip to France, Day 13 (August 12) : August 12 was a long day, but looking back, WELL worth it!! We got up very early (before 6 if I remember rightly) and drove from Rennes out to Mont St-Michel. It seems to me that took about 90 minutes. We got there about 8:30 - before most of the shops even opened! We spent ALL morning and the early part of the afternoon doing the audio-guided tour of the whole magnificent place. (Unfortunately, by the end, we were a little past the point of saturation. :)) We got a bite of lunch in a crowded and expensive cafe - but what's a person to do when way out there without sustenance?? :) - and then took in a few of the tourist traps. (More accurately, they took US in, but we escaped without too much damage to the wallet.) We left mid-afternoon and judging by the mash of crowds, we left not a moment too soon! On our way back to Rennes, exhausted though we were, we made an unplanned stop in Pontmain... Now I'm glad we did. We said a Rosary at Our Lady's shrine and visited the two adjacent shops there. We hit the road once again. Upon arriving in Rennes, Mom decided to make one more unplanned stop - at the rose gardens, where she and Linds had spent some time in November of 2002. They were in full bloom and GORGEOUS. And even though I did NOT feel like stopping and spending time ANYWHERE else, once at the gardens, I was very happy to have been forced to see them. ;) (Thank you, Mom!)

Trip to France, Day 13 (August 12)

August 12 was a long day, but looking back, WELL worth it!! We got up ...

Updated: Nov 10, 2008 8:10pm PST

Miscellaneous throughout August :

Miscellaneous throughout August

Updated: Nov 09, 2008 3:34pm PST

Trip to France, Day 12 (August 11) : Mom and I spent the first part of the day in Tours, visiting the cathedral, the basilica, and the cloisters. Then we drove on to Rennes and allowed ourselves a nice dinner out. (Thank you, Dad! :))

Trip to France, Day 12 (August 11)

Mom and I spent the first part of the day in Tours, visiting the cathe ...

Updated: Nov 09, 2008 2:44pm PST

Trip to France, Day 11 (August 10) : Mom and I said goodbye to Sister :( and left Fanjeaux, headed for Tours. On the way, we stopped at the shrine of Our Lady of Rocamadour. ("Amadour" - for whom it is named - is said to have been the husband of St. Veronica, who wiped the face of Our Lord. It is believed that he is/was buried at this site.)

Trip to France, Day 11 (August 10)

Mom and I said goodbye to Sister :( and left Fanjeaux, headed for Tour ...

Updated: Nov 09, 2008 1:29pm PST

Trip to France, Day 10 (August 9) : Mom and I spent the morning of the 9th at St. Dominique du Cammazou, then went to explore the town of Fanjeaux only to find most of it closed up... finally, we went over to the town of Limoux and caught the end of their market day.

Trip to France, Day 10 (August 9)

Mom and I spent the morning of the 9th at St. Dominique du Cammazou, t ...

Updated: Nov 09, 2008 12:32pm PST

Trip to France, Day 9 (August 8) : On our way from Lourdes to Fanjeaux, we stopped at St. Bertrand-de-Comminges, a tiny, still-very-medieval village nestled in the Pyrenees...

Trip to France, Day 9 (August 8)

On our way from Lourdes to Fanjeaux, we stopped at St. Bertrand-de-Com ...

Updated: Nov 05, 2008 7:55pm PST

Trip to France, Day 8 (August 7) : Our final full day in Lourdes was spent completing the requirements for the Jubilee Year indulgence.

Trip to France, Day 8 (August 7)

Our final full day in Lourdes was spent completing the requirements fo ...

Updated: Nov 05, 2008 3:33pm PST

Trip to France, Day 7 (August 6) : Wednesday, we had a long day all around Lourdes...

Trip to France, Day 7 (August 6)

Wednesday, we had a long day all around Lourdes...

Updated: Oct 25, 2008 7:30pm PST

Trip to France, Day 6 (August 5) : We left Fanjeaux early Tuesday morning (after saying goodbye to the Fritz family) and drove to Lourdes, stopping on the way in Toulouse to see the remains of St. Thomas Aquinas at Les Jacobins.

Trip to France, Day 6 (August 5)

We left Fanjeaux early Tuesday morning (after saying goodbye to the Fr ...

Updated: Oct 24, 2008 8:49pm PST

Trip to France, Day 5 (August 4) : The taking of the habit in Fanjeaux... Feast of St. Dominic.

Trip to France, Day 5 (August 4)

The taking of the habit in Fanjeaux... Feast of St. Dominic.

Updated: Sep 11, 2008 2:44pm PST

Trip to France, Day 4 (August 3) : Mom and I went to Sunday Mass (celebrated by Fr. Le Roux - a pleasant surprise!) at St. Dominique du Cammazou, then spent our day driving around the area... we visited Castelnaudary, drove to Carcassonne, and came back to Fanjeaux, where we spent a pleasant evening with the Fritzes and Mionis.

Trip to France, Day 4 (August 3)

Mom and I went to Sunday Mass (celebrated by Fr. Le Roux - a pleasant ...

Updated: Sep 07, 2008 1:44pm PST

Trip to France, Day 3 (August 2) : We spent most of Saturday, August 2 around the dining room table with the Fritz family. Breakfast lasted until it was time to pick the Mionis up from the train station in Bram. Lunch lasted from 1:30 to 4:30, when we drove into Carcassonne with the Mionis to get a rental car for them. Then dinner lasted from about 8:30 to 11 pm! Thus, not a whole lot of pictures. :)

Trip to France, Day 3 (August 2)

We spent most of Saturday, August 2 around the dining room table with ...

Updated: Sep 04, 2008 8:03pm PST

Trip to France, Day 2 (August 1) : We spent my 22nd birthday in the old town of Carcassonne... very neat!

Trip to France, Day 2 (August 1)

We spent my 22nd birthday in the old town of Carcassonne... very neat!

Updated: Sep 03, 2008 7:36pm PST