The main purpose of visiting France was to see Lourdes. Which is a bit surprising since most people would normally have Paris as the first city they would want to see when visiting France. So what drove our decision?
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| Upper Basilica of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes |
First, my mom had already been to Paris before. We only had a short vacation around Europe so it would be best for my mom to see places she hadn't seen before. Second, I was living in Brussels at that time and it was just about an hour away from Paris by high speed train. It would be quite easy for me to revisit Paris. Finally, we really wanted to visit the Sanctuary of Lourdes, which was the site of the Marian apparitions seen by Saint Bernadette.
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| Me at the Upper Basilica |
However, to get to Lourdes, we had to go through Paris. We arrived in the late evening and we would be taking the overnight train to Lourdes the next night. This meant that we had a full day to go around the French Capital. So we did.
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| Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris |
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