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Glad our tip about cemetaries and water was helpful.
5 years agoIt also looks like it's not potable water, though the circle and slash on the sign are very faded. I suspect the wheel controls a stormwater valve down below.
5 years agoDo go to La Rochelle if it fits your itinerary! It was one of the few cities I really enjoyed on my trip earlier this year (journaled here on Cycleblaze). I can recommend a B&B if you're interested...
5 years agoSo organized and tidy! So Dutch!
5 years agoThanks for this post...
5 years agoWow. That was so interesting . The photos capture the eeriness so well. So fascinating to see a place where time really has stood still. It must have been very moving. Thank you Susan.
5 years agoThank you for this, Susan. Very moving photographs and very thoughtful commentary.
I first heard about this massacre just a few months ago when I read a fictional treatment of WWI spies called The Alice Network by Kate Quinn. The story of Oradour-Sur-Glane plays a role. Then there was Keith's post a few months later, and now you have been there. It's astounding what we humans are capable of. This site is a remarkable memorial.
Hi Susan,
Thanks for the shout out. I think your b and w pix capture the mood of the site very well. It still makes me weepy.
Keith
Oh, my gosh. That really is splendid. I’m glad to see there’s life outside of Portland.
5 years agoI can imagine Bruno, Chief of Police, following a case here. Bon!!
5 years agoThanks Kathleen!
5 years agoHappy birthday! A grand depart.
5 years agoBeautiful. We haven’t been to Paris for over twenty years, but this makes me want to go back.
5 years agoWOW they held the train. Love it !!!!!!
5 years ago
Hi Susan,
5 years agoIt’s a pump for the old water system. Before the advent of indoor plumbing, many villages (most?) had an underground water system connected to a spring. There were pipes or tunnels which connected a series of cisterns. Above each cistern or « puisard » was a pump for public use operated by turning a wheel. The water in the systems was not treated and so is not considered potable by modern standards and most of the pipes have fallen into disrepair. Where they still operated one can use the water for gardening or washing clothes in the lavoir.
Cheers,
Keith