tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13719001.post1023838201432387515..comments2023-09-10T10:53:59.049-04:00Comments on carnet de correspondance: Spring Break: The Good, the Bad, and... well you know the rest...!Gemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08313195863967188622noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13719001.post-50707570910229307452007-04-04T15:57:00.000-04:002007-04-04T15:57:00.000-04:00It is indeed the Mannekin Pis. Our guide told us ...It is indeed the Mannekin Pis. Our guide told us that every year they fill the fountain with beer (so it makes it more realistic? j/k) and people fill up mugs.Gemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08313195863967188622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13719001.post-91868096452732711732007-03-27T22:28:00.000-04:002007-03-27T22:28:00.000-04:00is that the Mannekin Pis on the Coke machine??Ever...is that the Mannekin Pis on the Coke machine??<BR/>Ever since hearing about/seeing it in person I can never pass up the chance to say "Mannekin Pis"!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05670693865813798448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13719001.post-79190125533188517762007-03-27T15:06:00.000-04:002007-03-27T15:06:00.000-04:00I am surprised that you have never seen any during...I am surprised that you have never seen any during your visits to Europe. A lot of churches and cathedrals have them. If you go to Lourdes, you will find more than anywhere else, because so many people go there. Those plaques are donated by believers who want to say thank you for answering their prayers (healing). The plaques are usually directed to the Virgin Mary, or the local saint, for example the Black Virgin in Les Saintes Maries de La Mer.<BR/>Thank you plaques can be found elsewhere in the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13719001.post-59305976360223599252007-03-27T12:33:00.000-04:002007-03-27T12:33:00.000-04:00I am curious about the plaques in the cathedral. ...I am curious about the plaques in the cathedral. Do you know if they were saying thank you for a special event that happened (though they are spread over several years.)? Was there an explanation for you??<BR/>Belated happy birthday to Jube!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com