Paris is huge. Buildings fill blocks and sometimes more than one block! No one picture can capture the magnitude or the splendour. I find myself wanting to take many pictures of the same sight so I can paste them all in a row.
I am a bit at a loss in this big city of neighbourhoods, I could spend one week in each one. So much to see. My feet hurt and it has only been one day. Last night we arrived and went to Notre Dame in the rain. We walked around in silence, marvelling at the stained glass (Florence had frescoes, I think I prefer the glass) and suddenly the organ began a call and response with a small choir at the beginning of vespers. So moving and profound, tears sprang to my eyes. Speechless again, so much emotion. Next, we walked around to the Deportation Memorial at the back of the cathedral. Descriptive architecture and humbling in its representation. We were quiet on the way home.
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| Louvre courtyard before we met the crowds |
Today, we walked to the Louvre. It was very crowded as it was closed yesterday due to a strike of the museum workers who were protesting the increasing number of pickpockets. We were blissfully unaware...... What a monumental building, what monumental art. Just to walk the halls was wonderful, osmosis at its finest.
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| Paris' lights |
Then, off to the Eiffel Tower. We really are shameless tourists at the moment, counting down the sights! We took the stairs up to the second level (of course) and then the elevator right up to the top. I loved this view of Paris, the courtyards that you can't see from the street, the radiating roads from the Arc de Triomphe, Sacre Coeur in the distance, the open spaces (only one area of skyscrapers). Impressive city planning. Every thing is so grand. Tonight, we see the spectacle of the lights, can't wait.
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| Mother nature's lights |
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