{"id":9366,"date":"2014-12-16T10:47:33","date_gmt":"2014-12-16T15:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=9366"},"modified":"2014-12-16T10:47:33","modified_gmt":"2014-12-16T15:47:33","slug":"notre-dame-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=9366","title":{"rendered":"NOTRE DAME, ABOVE PARIS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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 \u00a0the stone carvers of Notre Dame. \u00a0It 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.<\/p>\n

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\"ABOVE<\/a>
ABOVE PARIS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"LOOKING<\/a>
LOOKING DOWN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"notre<\/a>\"notre<\/a>\"notre<\/a>\"notre<\/a>\"notre<\/a>\"notre<\/a>\"notre<\/a>\"notre<\/a>\"notre<\/a><\/p>\n

\"RABBIT<\/a>
RABBIT MEAL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"notre<\/a><\/p>\n

\"DAYDREAMING\"<\/a>
DAYDREAMING<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"ENJOYING<\/a>
ENJOYING THE VIEW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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