From 1st to 17th April 2010 Maurice Hickman led a small band of walkers on the fourth leg of the trek from Le Puy to Compostella, this leg taking in a visit to Paris and a walk from Moissac to Orthez. Maurice provided nearly 100 photographs taken along the way.  Clearly it will take me some time to get them all up on the website but you will be able to see the page as it develops and I hope you enjoy browsing these happy photographs.

 

First up a happy photo of Catherine and Bernie on Eurostar.

 

 

Catherine and Maurice on Rue de Bac, Paris

 

 

Our Lady's statue overlooking Moissac

 

 

The same at closer quarters

 

 

View from Our Lady statue of Moissac and the river Tarn

 

 

 

Maurice Catherine and Marie with French lady and child

 

 

Vanguard of school party carrying cross (near Our Lady Statue)

 

 

Other pilgrims at the same site

 

 

School Party Near Our Lady's Statue

 

 

Basilica of St Mary Magdalen in Moissac (contains relic of the Saint). (12)

 

Cross in garden (8)

 

River Tarn, Moissac. (13)

 

Bridge over Tarn at night. (14 and 15)

 

 

 

 

Statue of Our Lady (16)

 

Lunch stop on way to Lectoure. (17)

 

Statue (18)

 

Statue of St James in Lectoure church. (19)

 

Ramblers at the clerestory in Lectoure church. (20)

 

Stained glass windows in Lectoure church.(21)

 

Nave of Lectoure church from above. (22)

 

On top of tower of Lectoure church. (23)

 

Another view from tower of Lectoure church taken after violent hailstorm . (24)

 

View from tower of Lectoure church taken after violent hailstorm .(25)

 

 

View of gite from tower of church in Lecture (26)

 

House of a clarinetist in Lectoure  (27 and 28)

 

Meal time in the gite in Lectoure (30)

 

Party and hospitaliers outside gite in Lectoure - taken by Carol (31)

 

Group at tea with French lady at Marsolan on way to Lectoure (taken by Carol with Maurice in picture) (32 - add 33 also)

 

 

 

 

House of a French lady in Marsalom. (34)

 

View in afternoon on way to Romieu (35)

 

Towers of Collegial in Romieu (36)

 

Another View of Towers of Collegial in Romieu (37)

 

Yet another View of Towers of Collegial in Romieu (38)

 

Collegial College Cloister in Romieu (39)

 

Vehicle in Collegial College Cloister in Romieu. Is it a hearse? (40)

 

Inside Collegial church in Romieu (41)

 

The Knight in Collegial is frightening but the face is Maurice!! (42)

 

Dining in restaurant in Romieu (43)

 

More refreshments (44)

 

Refreshment break at Castelnau sur l'Auvignonon. (45)

 

Picture of legs and feet in gite (47)

 

More legs and feet (46)

 

View of River Baise. (48)

 

 

View of 13th century bastide (fortress) in village of Larresingle. (49)

 

Inside small church on way to Montreal du Gers (51)

 

Stop for lunch outside the same small church on way to Montreal du Gers (50)

 

Inside sitting room of house at Laselle (near Montreal) - ramblers slept in gite next door.(52)

 

Evening meal in house in Eauze. (53)

 

View of sunset from house in Eauze. (54)

 

The rambling group outside gite in Eauze (55)

 

Street plan of Nogaro (57)

 

Marie and Maurice at stop close to Aire sur l'Adour (59)

 

Marie and Catherine at stop close to Aire sur l'Adour (60)

 

Evening meal at restaurant near gite in Aire sur l'Adour (including a French lady in picture) (61)

 

View of River Adour (62)

 

View of bridge over River Adour (63)

 

Church at Miramont - Sensacq (64)

 

Close up of duck cooking. (66)

 

Awaiting meal at gite in Miramont-Sensacq (69)

 

Still waiting!!! (68)

 

At last it's here!! (67)

 

Cow at farm on way to Pomps. (70)

 

Approaching church at Sensacq on way to Pomps (71)

 

Inside church at Sensacq (72)

 

Statue of Our Lady inside Sensacq church (73)

 

View of fortress coming out of Pimbo. (74)

 

Ancient fortress at Pimbo (75)

 

Statue of Our Lady and child in church (76)

 

Turkey farm passed on way to Pomps. (77)

 

 

Another view of same. (78)

 

 

Picnic spot near Louvigny on way to Pomps. (79)

 

Church at Pomps (80)

 

Sunset at Pomps (81)

 

Another view of Sunset at Pomps (82)

 

Tower of the bridge over the River Gave du Pau at Orthez. (84)

 

View of Gave du Pau and bridge at Orthez. (85)

 

Wider view of same (86)

 

Statue of St James in Orthez church (87)

 

Orthez church (two views) (88 and 89)

 

 

French game of petanque being played in a Paris park (90)

 

 

The rose stained glass window inside Notre Dame du Paris (58)

 

The magnificent and ancient Notre de Paris. (91)

 

Rue de Bac, Paris where Our Lady appeared to St Catherine Laboure and asked that a miraculous medal be struck. (1)

 

A comfortable train ride for a satisfied pilgrim leader