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    • Tre Donne in Italia
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      Day 10

      J’aime Paris

      May 29, 2023 in France ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

      Jam packed day!! We visited the extraordinary sainte chapel. Glorious glass windows!! Saw the outside of Notre Dame and The Louvre. Did a little too much souvenir shopping… as usual. Ended the day with a dinner cruise on the Seine River and a close look at the Eiffel Tower:)Read more

    • TravelerLearning To Swim
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      Day 3

      Saint Chapelle

      August 19, 2019 in France ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

      Lots of young hot gendarme around. Bit distracting to Athena and I !!

      Saint Chapelle sits opposite Notre Dame. We walk up the winding staircase and I turn to watch Athena's face as we enter the chapel room. Oh wow she exclaims.
      Inside the cathedral walls are all devine, set in stained coloured glass columns. Such a pretty thing to behold. Breathtaking and peaceful.

      Although it was packed we didn't feel squashed. Whenever the din got loud, a voice over the loud speaker all told us to hush please in French.

      On our exit we passed down the tight spiral staircase worn slippery smooth over time. Athena became quite petrified making her way downward on the steeped steps. She regained her composure once out in the courtyard faced with the handsome, tight bummed youthful gendarmes.      Read more

    • TravelerParis 2023
      Day 24

      Saint Chapelle

      September 27, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

      We stood in line for entry to Saint Chapelle. Good thing we got there early and only had to stand in line for half an hour. This Church was started in the 12th century. 70% of the stained glass is original.Read more

    • TravelerUK and Europe
      Day 21

      Sainte Chapelle

      July 27, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

      After a breakfast of fresh baguettes and jam we headed out to the Metro to travel to Sainte Chapelle.

      The Metro maps make it really easy to work out which train you need to catch. The first train we caught was really old and if you didn't know how many stops you needed to travel then you could've been stuck. The second train was a lot more modern and had signs letting you know what the next stop was. However, the trainline name on the train was in the opposite direction which had some people quite confused!!

      What was quite amusing is the use of paper train tickets! Not even ole Adelaide is this antiquated. In saying that the Metro was very easy to travel on.

      Our first stop for the day was Sainte Chapelle which was commissioned by St Louis in the 1300's.

      The amazing thing about this church is the stained glass windows with each column dipicting stories from a different book of the bible. There is a column which depicts the lineage of the house of Jesse as St Louis saw himself as a rightful descendent of that family!!      Read more

    • TravelerParis and London
      Day 6

      Sainte-Chapelle

      May 18, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

      I was looking forward to this chapel. It's out last so before travelling to London. It has over 1,000 pieces of stained glass, 70% are the original. The chapel was built to house relics of the Passion.

      The chapel is two chapels in one, with one on top of the other. You walk into the lower chapel first, I was a little underwhelmed. Where is all the stained glass? There is some, but nothing like what I was expecting. Then we found the stairs to the upper chapel...

      The upper chapel is amazing. Almost floor to ceiling stained glass panels. Each tell a story, being different books from the Bible. The appear more blue or purple depending on the light. Simply stunning.      Read more

    • Simon and Sam Europe Adventure
      Day 29

      Paris wanderings

      July 26, 2018 in France ⋅ 🌙 21 °C

      Today Ben and Emily went to Versailles, so Sam and I had a more restful day.

      I went on a scooter ride around Paris in the morning, visiting some of my favourite spots around town, including;
      The Seine, Notre Dame, Shakespeare and Co Book Shop.
      I visited the Epicerie by Oliver that Priscilla and I visited with the Carrolls when we first went to Paris. I paid a visit to Le Procope, the oldest cafe in Paris, dating from 1686. Significant figures from the past have sat in this cafe and discussed their revolutionary ideas, including Ben Franklin, Danton, Marat, Rebespierre, Napoleon, Balzac, Victor Hugo and many more.

      Sam and I met Ben and Emily at St Chappelle, the famous church in the Conciergerie, the old palace of the royal family on the Isle of Paris. The palace was used at various times for the royla family, then it was converted into a prison. It was the place where significant prisoners, including Marie Antoinette, were held prior to execution during the Revolution. The chapel has huge stained glass windows that tell the whole story of the Bible. The windows are what make this chapel so unique and special. The light coming through the windows gives the interior and magical glow.

      I also paid a visit to Galeries Lafayette, the famous shopping centre in Paris, and on the way marvelled again at the Paris Opera building which is spectacular. It takes one's breath away every time you come around the corner and see it from the front. Galeries Lafayette has a beautiful view of the Paris skyline from the seventh-floor terrace.

      It was another fascinating day in the old city of Paris.      Read more

    • TravelerMy Big OE
      Day 22

      Sainte-Chapelle

      April 16, 2017 in France ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

      I went to the lovely Sainte-Chapelle on Easter Sunday and after queuing for some time at Notre Dame, I was expecting to queue here but for some reason, after a short wait for security (something there is now at every place you visit), I skipped the only queue there was with my museum pass. The side room of the chapel you visit first was lovely but a little ruined by the ever prevalent souvenir shop!

      A short few steps and I was in the main Chapel. It was jaw dropping stuff with the most beautiful stained glass windows reaching up into the vast ceiling. The photos do not do it justice but give you the idea. At one stage the sun shone through them and their real beauty was revealed.

      The outside of the building is quite plain and it is nestled next to the justice building. The exit passed out by this building and the soldiers with their automatic rifles were a stark reminder of the need to protect such places.      Read more

    • TravelerVive la France II
      Day 2

      Sainte Chapelle

      June 30, 2021 in France ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

      In Paris gibt es unzählige Kirchen und alle sind sie in ihrer Schönheit einzigartig. Heute war ich in der Sainte Chapelle, die vor allem durch ihre Buntglasfenster beeindruckt. Ich war um 18 Uhr dort, habe schnell ein Ticket für 12 Euro gebucht und hatte das Glück, dass nicht allzu viele Besucher dort waren. Die Sainte Chapelle wurde 1248 fertiggestellt. Dort wurden vor allem heilige Reliquien aufbewahrt, wie etwa ein Stück der Lanze, die Jesus durchbohrte und die Dornenkrone. Die Kirche wurde im 17. Jhd. durch einen Brand geschädigt, während der Revolution geplündert und im 19. Jahrhundert wollte man sie sogar abreißen. Zum Glück haben sich die Stadtherren für die Restauration entschieden, denn sie ist eindrucksvoll und von den über tausend Fenstern sind noch 720 original erhalten.Read more

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    • TravelerParis
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      Day 15

      Sainte-Chapelle

      November 16, 2017 in France ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C

      After the catacombs, we went straight to Sainte-Chapelle. This time being sure to be there early enough to get in! It's attached to the Courthouse, so there is a lot of security to get through before being allowed in. At one point, they tried to separate us from the kids...sending them through a different line...but I wasn't about to let that happen. There was some confusion, but eventually they let me go with them. It was odd. Sainte Chapelle is beautiful! There isn't a whole lot to explore, and there is a fee to get in, but it was nice. Pretty cool.

      It's been a long day, so we ended it with our favourites!! First stop was Bertrand's bakery where we bought a GIANT pistachio meringue....then for supper we chose Lebanese again...and Amorino gelato to follow! I was so excited to choose colourful flavours this time...trying to make a beautiful flower. Jay got his, Morgan got hers....and then it was my turn...and they switched staff members. Just my luck...I got the trainee!! It was her first day...not only her first day...her first time scooping!! Needless to say, mine ended up looking like a very unkept, unhealthy flower....haha. I guess I'll need to wait for our next trip to Paris to get the perfect flower ice cream! lol.

      Once the girls were in bed, I headed out on my own to check out the famous Shakespeare and Company bookstore. Unfortunately, they don't allow photos to be taken inside. It is a book lovers dream store....floor to ceiling books....creaks with every step...and any book ever imagined...even a hidden kids corner. Apparently, some people even sleep there. And I believe all the books are in English. It was great....until I went to leave. There was a strange man leaving right in front of me. He, for some reason, couldn't figure out how to leave the store...how to push the door open. Some ladies and him had a few not so nice words, then they managed to help him leave. I left right after....started walking down the street, stopped to look at something and that's when I noticed that he was following me!! At first I thought it was just me...so I moved on and stopped somewhere else...he did too. I did it about 3 times, then I called Jay and headed straight into the busy walking streets where I dodged in and out of people. It wasn't until I was sure he was gone that I ducked down the alley to the hotel...which I was locked out of!! There is always suppose to be someone at the front desk...they don't let you bring the key out....and I wasn't aware that they lock the door. It was about 10 minutes before she finally came and unlocked the door...she was in the washroom...of course...the one time I was panicking to get inside...haha. Good night!      Read more

    • Bella Italia 2018
      Day 5

      Sainte-Chapelle, Paris

      September 3, 2018 in France

      In the same grounds as the Concergerie, is Sainte-Chapelle, the Holy Chapel, our last stop for the day. Commissioned by King Louis IX in the 1200s as part of the palace complex, it was completed in 1248 and served as a private chapel for the royal family. Though some of the palace grounds from those early days are gone, Sainte-Chapelle remains intact.

      While the exterior was nothing extra special, the interior blew my mind. The stain glass windows were breathtaking with the afternoon sun shining through. Arranged across 15 windows, each 15 metres high, the stained-glass panes depict 1,113 scenes from the Old and New Testaments, recounting the history of the world until the arrival of the relics in Paris.

      This was by far the most amazing location we have visited in Paris, although I seem to be saying that about every place we visit. Paris is a beautiful city, filled with so many, many amazing buildings and sites to see. I am just so glad I had added this one to our itinerary. It was a fabulous end to our very long, and amazing day.      Read more

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