Day 1 

It is the 28th of July and I have finally arrived at the  Lourdes, in France after a very long flight. I have booked my hotel not too far from the Lourdes and got my program ready for the next 5 days. I have done some research about the Lourdes and found out a few facts: 

• Many sick or disabled people visit the Lourdes each year, especially because the town is primarily important for its religious history. 
• It is located in southwestern France, situated at the foot of the Pyrenees mountain range and now both banked of the Gave de Pau stream. 
• The town and its fortress formed a strategic stronghold in medieval times 
• The most visited pilgrimage shrine in the Christian world, Lourdes is t he site of Marian apparition in 1858

I also researched activities you can do while staying at the Lourdes which include 

• Visiting the birth place of Bernadette Soubirous, Saint Bernadette 
• Climb the Holy Stairs which is done while kneeling 
• Candlelit procession 
• and much more