 Le canal du Midi, near Toulouse (photo from slide; circa 1987-1997). |
 Le canal du Midi, near Toulouse (photo from slide; circa 1987-1997). |
 The Canal du Midi, liaison between the Meditarranean and the Atlantic. |
 Pierre-Paul Riquet and his letter to Colbert, encouraging him to support the canal's construction. |
 Le canal du Midi, Michel et Andia (photo from slide; circa 1987-1997). |
 Portrait of Pierre-Paul Riquet, le Baron de Bonrepos, who supervised the construction. |
 Painting of people working on the Canal's construction (17th century). |
 Reproduction of the original plan of the Saint-Ferréol dam, necessary to feed the Canal with water. |
 House (now the museum) at Saint-Ferréol dam, shown in the previous picture (left side). |
 Le canal du Midi, near Toulouse (photo from slide; circa 1987-1997). |
 Le canal du Midi, near Michel's house (photo from slide; circa 1987-1997). |
 Le canal du Midi, near Toulouse (photo from slide; circa 1987-1997). |
 The Négra lock (écluse); particularity: the chappel on the left. |
 The Négra lock (écluse); near Toulouse. |
 The lock (écluse) Négra's house; near Toulouse. |
 The water 'division' (for easy reading, click on 'original' below). |
 Explanation (click on 'original', below for easy reading). |
 Castelnaudary's locks; there are 3 in sequence. |
 Castelnaudary's locks. |
 At Castelnaudary: a desactivated hydro turbine. |
 Castelnaudary's locks. |
 Michel Lajoie-Mazenc (left) and Jean Hector; they live in Toulouse area. |
 Castelnaudary's locks. |
 Castelnaudary. |
 The péniches at Castelnaudary. |
 Castelnaudary. |
 The péniches at Castelnaudary. |
 Castelnaudary. |
 The lac of Castelnaudary (péniches 'parking'; the lac belongs to the Canal du Midi complex). |
 Castelnaudary. |
 The Canal du Midi, near Michel's house, at Pompertuzat (from slide, circa 1987-1997). |
 The Saint-Ferréol water reservoir. |
 At the Saint-Ferréol complex. |
 Le canal du Midi, in Toulouse (photo from slide; circa 1987-1997). |
 A 'rigole' at the Saint-Ferréol complex. |
 Michel Lajoie-Mazenc (center), Jean Hector and Nelson Sadowski; visitint the Saint-Ferréol reservoir (2013). |
 At the Saint-Ferréol complex. |
 Le canal du Midi, in Toulouse (photo from slide; circa 1987-1997). |
 A Lauragais typical landscape. |
 Le canal du Midi, in Toulouse (photo from slide; circa 1987-1997). |
 Near the écluse Négra; swallow (hirondelle) nests. |
 The Lauragais. |
 The Lauragais. |
 Le Lauragais, near Michel's house (photo from slide; circa 1987-1997). |
 Le Lauragais (photo from slide; circa 1987-1997). |
 Le Lauragais, near Michel's house, at Pompertuzat (photo from slide; circa 1987-1997). |
 In the Lauragais area (photo from slide; circa 1987-1997). |
 Le Lauragais, near Michel's house (photo from slide; circa 1987-1997). |
 Le Lauragais (photo from slide; circa 1987-1997). |
 Le Lauragais (photo from slide; circa 1987-1997). |
 Le Lauragais; typical church tower (photo from slide; circa 1987-1997). |
 A péniche, typical boat of the Canal du Midi, near Toulouse (photo from slide; circa 1987-1997). |
 Andia, Michel's partner, at the Canal du Midi (photo from slide; circa 1987-1997). |
 Le Lauragais (photo from slide; circa 1987-1997). |
 Le Lauragais (photo from slide; circa 1987-1997). |
 Le Lauragais, near Michel's house (photo from slide; circa 1987-1997). |
 The Lauragais. |
 The Lauragais. |
 A Lauragais' small village. |
 The Lauragais. |
 Castelnaudary. |
 A restaurant in Castelnaudary: 'le cassoulet' is the typical food, not to be missed. |
 Castelnaudary. |
 Le Lauragais (photo from slide; circa 1987-1997). |
 In a Lauragais' small village. |
 In a small village of the Lauragais. |
 A Lauragais' small village. |
 A Lauragais' small village. |
 Lauragais' small village. |
 Church in a Lauragais' small village. |
 In a Lauragais' small village. |
 Lauragais landscape, near Michel's house, at Pompertuzat (photo from slide; circa 1987-1997). |