More Paris, plus Chartres
As of the time of this writing, we are still in Paris. It’s about 9pm here and we are planning on seeing Jim Morrison’s grave in the morning, traveling to Versailles for a bit, then heading out of Paris to Bayeux and Mont St. Michel.
Yesterday was an eventful Sunday with our journey to the magnificent Cathedral in Chartres. It is by far my favorite cathedral in Europe so far. I haven’t had a chance to go inside St. Paul’s in London, but Jon says it is amazing. Another aspect of Chartres that I really enjoyed was the number of people that were there. I could honestly say that there were probably 25,000 people there, maybe 5000 were tourists. The remaining 20,000 were all there for religious reasons, many of them waiting through an incredibly long line just to see and touch a statue of the Virgin Mary. I’d say that many people get upset when they can’t find a close enough parking space at their church in the US, let alone traveling hundreds of miles just to wait in line and still being happy. Call me old fashioned, but there is probably something missing these days in the good ol US of A.
Anyways, enough with that. Enjoy the pictures of the amazing stained glass. We also ate an extremely tasty lunch of fries and a kabob sandwich. It was almost too good.
Between last night and today we saw both Notre Dame and the Louvre in the day and night. Norte Dame is nice, but not the best. I think that pesky hunchback has given it more fame than it actually deserves.
At the Louvre we saw some amazing paintings by all nationalities. I also think that the recent fame of the Davinci Code has only added to the allure of the Mona Lisa. Again, I liked it though not as much as everyone wants me to. I also made it my goal to look at the dutch painting of Van Ruysdael, whose street my parents live on (Van Ruysdael Lane) There are actually several famous Van Ruysdael’s which make me feel extra good about my parent’s address. (insert me gloating here)
I tried to go to the Musee d’Orsay, but it is closed on mondays. Oh well, more reason to come back again some time.
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