Sitting in Judgement
7 ноября 2017 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
The statuary here is beautiful and there is so much of it. Something that disturbs me a bit, that I see in all Catholic churches, is that most of the statuary looks very cruel and condemning. It's asЧитать далее
The Rose Window
7 ноября 2017 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
Wow! I'm finally seeing the rose windows of Notre Dame Cathedral and it's simply astounding! It's so much more beautiful, and larger, than I ever imagined it to be. I'm just speechless!
Rose Windows
7 ноября 2017 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
Using my fisheye lens I was able to get both of Notre Dame's rose windows in a single shot. I really love that lens! I'm able to get such unique shots with it, things that aren't possible with a moreЧитать далее
Hooked on a Feeling
7 ноября 2017 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
I've always loved visiting churches and cathedrals but the one one I've really felt a holy presence is in St Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. That's changed today. I can feel a very strong holyЧитать далее
Notre Dame Cathedral
7 ноября 2017 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
I'm so happy that we were able to visit Notre Dame Cathedral. It's such an amazing place. There's still so much of Paris that we've got to see but I'm not sure that anything could beat Notre Dame. IЧитать далее
Happy
7 ноября 2017 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
Kathy isn't as big a fan of churches and cathedrals like I am but it's obvious that Notre Dame Cathedral really impressed her. If she was amazed by Notre Dame, then this place must really be somethingЧитать далее
One Last Look
7 ноября 2017 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
With a last look back at Notre Dame Cathedral, we're ready to move on and see more of what Paris has to offer. I'm so happy that we had an opportunity to see this famous and historical place. We'reЧитать далее
The Metro
7 ноября 2017 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
After leaving Notre Dame Cathedral, we wandered around a bit and I found another of those fancy looking metro stations. I wish all of the stations were like this. It looks so much more ornate, andЧитать далее
Should We Ride?
7 ноября 2017 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
As much as I like these fancy looking train stations, I can understand why they are not all over Paris. These stations take up a lot of room! It's good for a park or a courtyard, as I'm seeing here,Читать далее
Going Down?
7 ноября 2017 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
Here's a look at the Cite Metro station's entrance from the other side. From this angle, you can see just how large this station is and how much street space it actually takes up. There's no way thatЧитать далее
The Kiosk
7 ноября 2017 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
Our walking took us to Rue de Rivoli, one of the most famous streets for shopping in Paris. It didn't really impress us though. We are not big shoppers, especially in trendy boutiques that look quiteЧитать далее
59 Rue de Rivoli
7 ноября 2017 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
While we were walking around Rue de Rivoli, we saw this building and didn't know what to make of it. We thought that it was just another store but, when I looked it up later on the internet, I foundЧитать далее
Crossing the Seine
7 ноября 2017 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
Our walking took us back over the Seine, returning to the Saint Michel district. The Seine, with all the bridges crossing it, looks so beautiful! We're doing so much walking around and seeing a lotЧитать далее
Time for Lunch
7 ноября 2017 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
By now, we were starting to get hungry and decided that we should stop and have lunch somewhere but the question is where should we go? There is certainly not a shortage of dining options in Paris andЧитать далее
So Many Choices
7 ноября 2017 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
There's so many places to eat here in Saint Michel that it's hard to decide where we should go. For some reason, there's lots of pizza places around here. I think that we'll pass on pizza though. IЧитать далее
Gimme a Gyro!
7 ноября 2017 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
We decided to eat at one of the many gyro places around the Saint Michel district. I don't know why these places are so popular here but we're hungry and need to eat something. I guess that this placeЧитать далее
What a Great Lunch!
7 ноября 2017 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
This humble gyro was a lot better than we expected it to be. We were surprised that the meat inside the gyro was chicken rather than pork or beef, as gyros are usually made with. It was sliced so thinЧитать далее
The Chicken Gyro Place
7 ноября 2017 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
I think the reason that all the gyro places around here don't use pork, as is typical, is that they are all run by Muslims and I think that they are not allowed to handle pork. While we've neverЧитать далее
The Boar in the Bathroom
7 ноября 2017 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
The bathroom was downstairs in this restaurant and, when I went down there, this big boar seemed to be guarding the restrooms. This surprised and startled me because seeing the head of a big animalЧитать далее
Let's Go Shopping!
7 ноября 2017 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
After lunch, we did a bit of shopping in the Saint Michel district. There are so many souvenir shops around here. In fact, that seems to be the only sort of businesses in this neighborhood. I guessЧитать далее
Searching for Scarves
7 ноября 2017 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
Kathy really wanted to get some scarves for people back home and, possibly, for herself. The quality, and price, seems to carry from shop to shop so we went to lots of different stores to try findingЧитать далее
One for the Road
7 ноября 2017 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
We were able to find some good stuff while shopping but we didn't get everything that we wanted. Hopefully we'll have better luck next time. We had just enough time to share another crepe before weЧитать далее
What's My Line?
7 ноября 2017 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
Having finished our time in Saint Michel, were back in the Metro and ready to head to the Louvre Museum. I'm not sure if we'll be able to get in, because it's nearly the end of the day, but it wouldЧитать далее
Insert Tickets Here
7 ноября 2017 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
To get to the Louvre, we'll be riding on the RER. This is France's version of our Long Island Rail Road. I'm still amazed by how clean and new everything looks in the train stations here. I'm veryЧитать далее
The Tracks
7 ноября 2017 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
The stations in the Paris Metro are very nice! Most of them have some very unique qualities that make them stand out from all the others. This one, in Saint Michel, has this big mural over the tracks.Читать далее