Greetings from Disneyland Paris



This is a complimentary postcard we received when we went to Disneyland Paris last September 2012. The card shows three of the eight hotels in Disneyland Paris - Sequoia Lodge, Newport Bay Club and Hotel New York.

We stayed in Hotel New York, which is near to the many attractions inside Disneyland Paris. Our boys, age 9 and 7 at that time, had a truly magical time and I think the highlight of that visit was the 'meet and greet' part where they had the chance to hug their favourite Disney characters like Mickey and Minnie Mouse among many others.

Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes

This postcard shows some scenes found in the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in Lourdes, France.

Top Left to Right

• The Basilica as seen from the Esplanade
• Grotto of Massabielle

Scenes from Lourdes Parish Church

These are scenes found in Lourdes's parish church, the Church of the Sacred Heart.

Eglise Paroissiale (Parish Church)

The present parish church was built between the 28th of July of 1875 and the 8th of September of 1903. It houses Bernadette’s baptismal font. In the crypt lies Abbot Peyramale’s tomb, priest of Lourdes at the times of the visions. Under the bell tower stands a statue of “Bernadette en capulet”, wearing typical regional headdress. The parish church was built in substitution of the ancient Saint-Pierre church, located on the market square (at present the Peyramale square), a church where Bernadette used to go and destroyed by fire in 1904. (Source: Lourdes Tourism Office)

Lourdes Basilica

A multi-story basilica greets visitors and dominates the town.

At the top is the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, or Basilique de L'Immaculée Conception, with its soaring tower.

Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes

Our family, joined by my wife's late cousin and her husband went together on a pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in Lourdes, France in early September 2012. One of the pilgrim activites that we did was the 'Passing through the Grotto.' We walked towards the Grotto of the apparitions and enter beneath the rock where you will see the spring and the famous statue of Our Lady of Lourdes.