Walking in Lourdes

In the morning it was very cloudy and moist. Not the right conditions for a cycle tour to higher regions, especially aftery experience of the day before. I started to look for points of interest, that I did not look for earlier. TransFrance_201408026426The birth house of Bernadett, Moulin de Boly, was the first. It is a bit hidden behind the commercial buildings in the rue de law Grotte. The water stream that drove the mill is faked, but at least you know, where it happened to be. Visitors are expected to spend some money for the entrance. The first part is in a neighbouring building an is a little exhibition about Bernadette`s family. In the real building the rooms are shown the daily lived in. The mill itself including a wooden turbine is interesting for technicians.
At the quai St Jean is an artificial waterfall to lead water onto the water power station of la Grotte.
I followed the signs to Cité St. Pierre. This was not accessible for a standard tourist. I continued on the same direction and had some nice views over the city. Another sign pointed to leave Béout, a mountain summit. But the path disappeared in a motorbike trial area. Ecologically this was a nice part of the walk. I had my lunch on a rock there.
Because the footpath was not marked anymore an the track was not clear, I did some steps back to the Rodhain Avenue. Next point was the start station of the funiculaire, a nice Jugendstil building. The TransFrance_201408026474seismic exhibition at the opposite side of the street was closed for an unknown reason. It should be open on Saturday.
On the avenue Francis Lagardère is the dismantled lower station of the télépherique to the Béout mountain. The engine was still in the building;cables had been removed.
I returned to the center and saw the Chateau de Soume. According to OSM there would be a cave named Grottes des Sarrazins. I had no success to find it. Probably it is on private area.
At the tourist office I tried to use the free WI-FI (name registration required) .
I revisited the holy area and during am heavy rain shower I looked at a diaroma of Bernadettes life. Them I returned after some food shopping my tent.

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