Southern France and Lourdes

On our way down to Lourdes we stopped in Poitiers, France, which charmed us for the 18 hours we gave her.

Poitiers farmers market. Naturally, being in Europe, it's in front of a 10th century church.

Look. Ariel's halo. So holy.

The Cutest Man Alive happens to live in Poitiers, France and we were fortunate enough to meet him. TCMA makes umbrellas every day as he has done for decades. But don't fret, TCMA makes modern umbrellas too, as he would be proud to show you.

Textures



Lourdes

So this should provide a decent impression of the French web cafe from where I sent my Lourdes prayer request email. As you can see, it wasn't just the dodgy keyboard that kept my email short.

 

Lourdes

if anyone has prayer requests to be lifted during our pilgrimage to lourdes send em on in- amb0505@gmail.com

J'aime Paris.

Notre Dame and her buttresses. Also the metal glittering the bridge-railing is a bizarre tradition. Italians claim Federico Moccia's novel "I Want You" inspired the practice. Like its hero and heroine, Parisians and visitor couples write their names on a padlock, attach it to a bridge, and throw the key into the river. Permanence of love and whatnot.

Big Ben. Parliament.

Test run with mobile blogging

bedroom mirror

beyond ecstatic about a new device to record the viaggi. goodbye iphone shots and stills from flip footage.