Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Musee de Pyreneen: Breathtaking Hilltop Castle Museum (Immaculate Lourdes Series 17)

Musee de Pyreneen
 Breathtaking Hilltop Castle Museum
Immaculate Lourdes Series 17 

The Musee de Pyreneen is probably the most
imposing structure in the City of Lourdes,
so one would never this humongous fortress.

 

But we did- as we fail to get in twice as
they were about to close when we arrived.

 

Housed in a Fortified  Castle of Lourdes that originates
back from the Roman occupation with the oldest visible
remains dating back to the 11th and 12th centuries.


The castle is classified as a historical monument-
and the museum is labeled Musée de France,

 

It is the best window to look back
in the ancient world of Pyrenism.

Links for the Immaculate Lourdes Series:

Hotel Majestic 
Tranquil Abode in Lourdes
Immaculate Lourdes Series 1 

AFC (AMMA Fried Chicken) 
Better Than Finger Licking Good. 
ImmaculateLourdes Series 2 

Rue de Grotte 
The Road to Holiness
Immaculate Lourdes Series 3 

Cinema Majestic 
Ancient Religious Theater
Immaculate Lourdes Series 4 

Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes 
The Sacred Domain
Immaculate Lourdes Series 5 

Gave de Pau 
A River Runs Thru It
Immaculate Lourdes Series 6 

L’ Ermitage Restaurant 
Delicious Food, Friendly Service 
Immaculate Lourdes Series 7 

Petit Train Touristique de Lourdes 
The Best of Lourdes by Mini- Train 
Immaculate Lourdes Series 8 

Funiculaire du Pic du Jer 
Scenic Ancient Funicular Train
Immaculate Lourdes Series 9 

Pic du Jer 
The Best View of the Pyrenees 
Immaculate Lourdes Series 10 

Lourdes Evening Procession 
River of Lights at the Shrine 
Immaculate Lourdes Series 11 

L’ Europeen 
Delicious Indian Cuisine
Immaculate Lourdes Series 12 

Traditional Lourdes Pastries 
Unique French Provincial Snacks
Immaculate Lourdes Series 13 

Le Petit Lourdes 
Ancient Lourdes in Microcosm
Immaculate Lourdes Series 14 

Musee de Cire 
Awesome Religious Wax Museum 
Immaculate Lourdes Series 15 

La Maison de Bernadette 
A Saint’s Humble Home
Immaculate LourdesSeries 16 

Musee de Pyreneen 
Breathraking Hilltop Castle Museum 
Immaculate Lourdes Series 17 

Au Rendez vous des Ch’timis et des Bretons 
Good Food, Homey Restaurant
Immaculate Lourdes Series 18 

Amazing Lourdes 
Beautiful Rustic Pligrim City
Immaculate Lourdes Series 19


Saturday, October 26, 2019

La Maison de Bernadette; A Saint’s Humble Home (Immaculate Lourdes Series 16)

La Maison de Bernadette 
A Saint’s Humble Home
Immaculate Lourdes Series 16

 It was our penultimate day in Lourdes, we were already
packing when we found out that we are running out of
Euros. I went to look for an for a currency exchange and 
stumbled upon La Maison de Bernadette in Rue de Grotte. 

 

La Maison de Bernadette was on the list of the
places that we would visit in Lourdes but we totally
forgot about it and I almost missed this attraction.

 

I bought a ticket to see the original Boly Water-mill
where St. Bernadette was born on January 7, 1844.

 



She  called it “the happiness water-mill”,  

 




 

…and her family lived here when it was part of the
numerous  water- mills at the  banks the ancient
Lapacca River at present located underneath the
Boulevard of the Cave draining into the Gave de Pau.

 

The bedroom where Bernadette was born was still intact,

 

… the kitchen,

 

…and the old water-mill
and even the grindstones.

 

 

Moulin de Boly gave us a peek on of the saint’s 
humble  life in the past . It is  very well-maintained,   
and now being managed by the her descendants.

 

 

Next to the Sanctuary of our Lady of Lourdes 
La Maison de Bernadette is the second
most important pilgrimage site in Lourdes.


Links for the Immaculate Lourdes Series:

Hotel Majestic 
Tranquil Abode in Lourdes
Immaculate Lourdes Series 1 

AFC (AMMA Fried Chicken) 
Better Than Finger Licking Good. 
ImmaculateLourdes Series 2 

Rue de Grotte 
The Road to Holiness
Immaculate Lourdes Series 3 

Cinema Majestic 
Ancient Religious Theater
Immaculate Lourdes Series 4 

Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes 
The Sacred Domain
Immaculate Lourdes Series 5 

Gave de Pau 
A River Runs Thru It
Immaculate Lourdes Series 6 

L’ Ermitage Restaurant 
Delicious Food, Friendly Service 
Immaculate Lourdes Series 7 

Petit Train Touristique de Lourdes 
The Best of Lourdes by Mini- Train 
Immaculate Lourdes Series 8 

Funiculaire du Pic du Jer 
Scenic Ancient Funicular Train
Immaculate Lourdes Series 9 

Pic du Jer 
The Best View of the Pyrenees 
Immaculate Lourdes Series 10 

Lourdes Evening Procession 
River of Lights at the Shrine 
Immaculate Lourdes Series 11 

L’ Europeen 
Delicious Indian Cuisine
Immaculate Lourdes Series 12 

Traditional Lourdes Pastries 
Unique French Provincial Snacks
Immaculate Lourdes Series 13 

Le Petit Lourdes 
Ancient Lourdes in Microcosm
Immaculate Lourdes Series 14 

Musee de Cire 
Awesome Religious Wax Museum 
Immaculate Lourdes Series 15 

La Maison de Bernadette 
A Saint’s Humble Home
Immaculate LourdesSeries 16 

Musee de Pyreneen 
Breathraking Hilltop Castle Museum 
Immaculate Lourdes Series 17 

Au Rendez vous des Ch’timis et des Bretons 
Good Food, Homey Restaurant
Immaculate Lourdes Series 18 

Amazing Lourdes 
Beautiful Rustic Pligrim City
Immaculate Lourdes Series 19







Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Musee de Cire: Awesome Religious Wax Museum (Immaculate Lourdes Series 15)

Musee de Cire
Awesome Religious Wax Museum 
Immaculate Lourdes Series 15 

The Musee de Cire is Lourdes, France is the
very first wax museum that we have been that
features religious figures and biblical characters.


We have been to a numerous wax museum
all over the world and most of them featured
popular celebrities and historical figures.

^^^ My then, 5 year old son Tim @ Berlin's Madamme Thussaud's

Musee de Cire is one of Lourdes top tourist attractions
with over 100 life-sized wax figures, done by the
artists from the prestigious Grévin Museum in Paris.


The first level of the museum is dedicated
to the apparition of the Lady of Lourdes 

 

 

…and the life,

 

 

 

…and death of St. Bernadette Salubrious.



The second and third levels of the wax museum
are scenes from the New Testament beginning
from the birth of Jesus  Christ in Bethlehem,


…important events of his life,






…crucifixion,


…death,


…and resurrection.

 

The fourth level was dedicated to the recreation
of important events in Roman Catholic Church.

 

 

The exit point on the fifth floor offers a breathtaking
view of the bucolic city of Lourdes, the pristine Osse.

 

…and the massive Musee de Pyreneen.


A visit to the Musée de Cire in Lourdes, is like
living as close to the great moments of Christianity
and getting immersed like scene by scene, an
experience you will never forget in your lifetime.

Links for the Immaculate Lourdes Series:

Hotel Majestic 
Tranquil Abode in Lourdes
Immaculate Lourdes Series 1 

AFC (AMMA Fried Chicken) 
Better Than Finger Licking Good. 
ImmaculateLourdes Series 2 

Rue de Grotte 
The Road to Holiness
Immaculate Lourdes Series 3 

Cinema Majestic 
Ancient Religious Theater
Immaculate Lourdes Series 4 

Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes 
The Sacred Domain
Immaculate Lourdes Series 5 

Gave de Pau 
A River Runs Thru It
Immaculate Lourdes Series 6 

L’ Ermitage Restaurant 
Delicious Food, Friendly Service 
Immaculate Lourdes Series 7 

Petit Train Touristique de Lourdes 
The Best of Lourdes by Mini- Train 
Immaculate Lourdes Series 8 

Funiculaire du Pic du Jer 
Scenic Ancient Funicular Train
Immaculate Lourdes Series 9 

Pic du Jer 
The Best View of the Pyrenees 
Immaculate Lourdes Series 10 

Lourdes Evening Procession 
River of Lights at the Shrine 
Immaculate Lourdes Series 11 

L’ Europeen 
Delicious Indian Cuisine
Immaculate Lourdes Series 12 

Traditional Lourdes Pastries 
Unique French Provincial Snacks
Immaculate Lourdes Series 13 

Le Petit Lourdes 
Ancient Lourdes in Microcosm
Immaculate Lourdes Series 14 

Musee de Cire 
Awesome Religious Wax Museum 
Immaculate Lourdes Series 15 

La Maison de Bernadette 
A Saint’s Humble Home
Immaculate LourdesSeries 16 

Musee de Pyreneen 
Breathraking Hilltop Castle Museum 
Immaculate Lourdes Series 17 

Au Rendez vous des Ch’timis et des Bretons 
Good Food, Homey Restaurant
Immaculate Lourdes Series 18 

Amazing Lourdes 
Beautiful Rustic Pligrim City
Immaculate Lourdes Series 19

Saturday, October 19, 2019

Le Petit Lourdes: Ancient Lourdes in Microcosm (Immaculate Lourdes Series 14)

Le Petit Lourdes 
Ancient Lourdes in Microcosm
Immaculate Lourdes Series 14 

There was a free ticket to the Le Petit Lourdes was included on 
Petit Train Touristique’s 2 day pass so, we got to visit the park.

 

This is ancient park, 

 

...where the village of Lourdes was recreated in miniature,

 

 

…at the time of Virgin Mary’s apparitions.

 

 

The guests would be able to walk thru
the old Lourdes the way it was in 1858.

 

 

It is a ingenious reconstruction in stone,

 

 

…on how Bernadette’s village looked like 

 

 

…complete with its houses, 

  


…brooks and rivers,

 

 

…historic buildings and monuments reproduced in a 
 beautiful flower garden in a natural open landscape.





It’s a nice little park accurately put together of
 Bernadette's life and experience in the village,

 

 

 based on the description from
authentic historical documents.


An awesome tourist a guide to the
history of the pilgrim city Lourdes.

Links for the Immaculate Lourdes Series:

Hotel Majestic 
Tranquil Abode in Lourdes
Immaculate Lourdes Series 1 

AFC (AMMA Fried Chicken) 
Better Than Finger Licking Good. 
ImmaculateLourdes Series 2 

Rue de Grotte 
The Road to Holiness
Immaculate Lourdes Series 3 

Cinema Majestic 
Ancient Religious Theater
Immaculate Lourdes Series 4 

Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes 
The Sacred Domain
Immaculate Lourdes Series 5 

Gave de Pau 
A River Runs Thru It
Immaculate Lourdes Series 6 

L’ Ermitage Restaurant 
Delicious Food, Friendly Service 
Immaculate Lourdes Series 7 

Petit Train Touristique de Lourdes 
The Best of Lourdes by Mini- Train 
Immaculate Lourdes Series 8 

Funiculaire du Pic du Jer 
Scenic Ancient Funicular Train
Immaculate Lourdes Series 9 

Pic du Jer 
The Best View of the Pyrenees 
Immaculate Lourdes Series 10 

Lourdes Evening Procession 
River of Lights at the Shrine 
Immaculate Lourdes Series 11 

L’ Europeen 
Delicious Indian Cuisine
Immaculate Lourdes Series 12 

Traditional Lourdes Pastries 
Unique French Provincial Snacks
Immaculate Lourdes Series 13 

Le Petit Lourdes 
Ancient Lourdes in Microcosm
Immaculate Lourdes Series 14 

Musee de Cire 
Awesome Religious Wax Museum 
Immaculate Lourdes Series 15 

La Maison de Bernadette 
A Saint’s Humble Home
Immaculate LourdesSeries 16 

Musee de Pyreneen 
Breathraking Hilltop Castle Museum 
Immaculate Lourdes Series 17 

Au Rendez vous des Ch’timis et des Bretons 
Good Food, Homey Restaurant
Immaculate Lourdes Series 18 

Amazing Lourdes 
Beautiful Rustic Pligrim City
Immaculate Lourdes Series 19