NOTRE DAME, ABOVE PARIS

 

The weather cleared for a time, so I thought I would risk waiting in line and climbing (386 steps up and then down) the tower of Notre Dame. Fortune smiled on me and the day cleared even more and I was able to see for the first time the view and the fantasy of  the stone carvers of Notre Dame.  It is not a stretch get from these gargoyles to fairy tales. And what must have gone through the minds of the men carving these beasts. What a treat.

 

ABOVE PARIS
ABOVE PARIS
LOOKING DOWN
LOOKING DOWN

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RABBIT MEAL
RABBIT MEAL

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DAYDREAMING
DAYDREAMING
ENJOYING THE VIEW
ENJOYING THE VIEW