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Provence 2013
We arrived in Lourdes about 3.30.
Found a good bike shop and bought a souvenir jersey that covers tomorrow and Saturday's climbs.
Nice hotel. The Elisio.
Watched Le Tour to see Cadel drop away from 2nd to 4th.
Walked to get something to eat and were reminded that possibly because of its religious significance this is a very depressing place.
There are incredible contradictions.
Beggars including very young children, rampant commercialism and Religious souvenir shops every which way you turn.
Very sick people, the faithful and people on pilgrimages every which way you turn.
On balance I think the commercialism makes the location seedy.
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