Saturday, 27 October 2018

Mende Madonnas

Our circuitous route over the mountains has brought us to Mende, a town with two Black Madonnas. The first sits in the Cathedral; she is made from olive wood and wears a yellow robe. I can’t help thinking she’d look better without the frock. The second is in a niche on the Rue de Notre Dame and has an inscription above her which, when translated, reads “I am black and beautiful’.






We’re parked by the river and I was a little disturbed to see the fire brigade parked next to Dickie when I returned from the supermarket. Luckily the river isn’t flooding, they're just doing some anti-pollution work.

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