Wednesday October 2nd

We started our morning looking around Olargue a little more. It was all very quaint and clean but not too dolled up for the tourists. Our hostess was an artist and her gallery was on the first floor of our accommodations. 

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And we did find a few spots to take a picture.

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Guess which profession the signage below is advertising. Answer at the end of the post.

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Below is the WWI memorial to the fallen. Every village has one.

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Then on to Beziers. This is a small medieval city on the Orb river. The Orb was used for navigation until the 17th century when the Canal du Midi was dug along the route of the river up to Toulouse, where another canal connected to the Atlantic coast. This was a huge shot in the arm to their economy, similar to our digging the Erie Canal, as trade no longer had to go around Spain, which was not always on friendly terms with France. 

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Did I mention that I like reflections?

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Like most cities in France, large and small, they have a beautiful cathedral. 

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Jeanne Marie enjoyed a serendipitous one hour organ concert while I climbed the steps to the roof. 

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Below St. Jeanne d'Arc  meets St. Jeanne.

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The Canal du Midi runs through Breziers and it is an interesting thing to see. 

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Answer to the question at the top of the post: The midwife.