vert et turquoise

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT95pd095uPB5iFieKFUV5RbPs_wIQoAa4Z0hi_pPuKIC_o-xO2p2NSm7tMlqmU2i7Zf3wcdxeCgeVTbzLoco14aQbXB8QOZ5vFbVvNQYrPgX8pAQaODvCA0lMEr8WvYQdP1OriiAtCDM/s1600/2011+April+day+4+DSC_0189.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT95pd095uPB5iFieKFUV5RbPs_wIQoAa4Z0hi_pPuKIC_o-xO2p2NSm7tMlqmU2i7Zf3wcdxeCgeVTbzLoco14aQbXB8QOZ5vFbVvNQYrPgX8pAQaODvCA0lMEr8WvYQdP1OriiAtCDM/s640/2011+April+day+4+DSC_0189.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The bright green of new spring growth</div><div style="text-align: center;">and closed aqua shutters</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Do you wonder what lies beyond</div><div style="text-align: center;">the window?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">28000, Chartres</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

vert et turquoise

The bright green of new spring growth and closed aqua shutters Do you wonder what lies beyond the window? 28000, Chartres

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Église Saint Pierre - Chartres

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6lei_x7XN3IwyLfT8lPU57sMo1BoD0bmOBO6coPKqjoHssYefCN-fWPociAWNMtAsGdhTjE7HLlneUo9EHUsG7dj-5O5_RQ2VsWq0cphU-XwAfPKeOao33sISL9Z0cnkQAsUzejjN7kw/s1600/2011+april+4+DSC_0215.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6lei_x7XN3IwyLfT8lPU57sMo1BoD0bmOBO6coPKqjoHssYefCN-fWPociAWNMtAsGdhTjE7HLlneUo9EHUsG7dj-5O5_RQ2VsWq0cphU-XwAfPKeOao33sISL9Z0cnkQAsUzejjN7kw/s1600/2011+april+4+DSC_0215.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint Pierre</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Saint-Pierre Church in Chartres is not as well known </div><div style="text-align: center;">as the Cathedral of our Lady of Chartres,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> but this 13th Century church is a Gothic masterpiece </div><div style="text-align: center;">with some windows surviving from the 14th Century. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint Pierre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">rue Pétion</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">28000, Chartres</span></i><br /></div>

Église Saint Pierre - Chartres

Église Saint Pierre Saint-Pierre Church in Chartres is not as well known  as the Cathedral of our Lady of Chartres,  but this 13th Century ...

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L'horloge

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZZTDdUbeXNY7FKVTxG7Be4t8g1kEia9Q-Mg0dkIQRj1cbI3c7cg7JgVbezBhhwvFwVIkxpkYylJwhA1LKlnlNlbvO0SrtAA3EuSTHof0TaUjcN2UHTVHX3UHzuZLXIX3Gc5EIxPdIoc/s1600/2011+April+15+DSC_0060.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZZTDdUbeXNY7FKVTxG7Be4t8g1kEia9Q-Mg0dkIQRj1cbI3c7cg7JgVbezBhhwvFwVIkxpkYylJwhA1LKlnlNlbvO0SrtAA3EuSTHof0TaUjcN2UHTVHX3UHzuZLXIX3Gc5EIxPdIoc/s1600/2011+April+15+DSC_0060.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Built between 1194 and 1250, Chartres Cathedral is one of the finest examples of</div><div style="text-align: center;">French Gothic architecture.  The 12th century structure is at least the fifth to occupy the</div><div style="text-align: center;">site since the fourth century.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Having read much about World War II in recent years,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> it is interesting to know that the magnificent windows seen still today </div><div style="text-align: center;">were removed in 1939 before the Germans advanced.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The glass was cleaned and releaded before </div><div style="text-align: center;">being returned to their original placement.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chartres is only fifty miles outside of Paris </div><div style="text-align: center;">and worth a day trip to see this cathedral and two other churches.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The old town is charming and a step back in time. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Basilique Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">16 cloitre Notre-Dame</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">28000 Chartres </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Chartres, France</span></i></div>

L'horloge

Built between 1194 and 1250, Chartres Cathedral is one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture.  The 12th century structure is ...

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L'Eure à Chartres

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ3ieIQ-NERbt8s7HbbnObtzVc3sD5ZVZ0InhT2qK-9f7UxAPZEDBYhAcgVEybtjlZH0SyiK3WDPuGANXnKJfqaCN-dVoBgigjAOZJfnte_e2fKKqMHBWR38sBdciYnh8epJ90pyvTiXs/s1600/2011+April+15+DSC_0183.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ3ieIQ-NERbt8s7HbbnObtzVc3sD5ZVZ0InhT2qK-9f7UxAPZEDBYhAcgVEybtjlZH0SyiK3WDPuGANXnKJfqaCN-dVoBgigjAOZJfnte_e2fKKqMHBWR38sBdciYnh8epJ90pyvTiXs/s1600/2011+April+15+DSC_0183.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">L'Eure à Chartres</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Not only will you find the magnificent cathedral in Chartres, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but a quiet place to stroll along the river Eure, </div><div style="text-align: center;">stopping for a cup of tea, a delicious lunch, </div><div style="text-align: center;">or an assortment of pastries.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The relaxed pace of life here is a welcome reprieve </div><div style="text-align: center;">from the rush of daily life.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">L'Eure à Chartres</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">28000, Chartres</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

L'Eure à Chartres

L'Eure à Chartres Not only will you find the magnificent cathedral in Chartres,  but a quiet place to stroll along the river Eure,  stop...

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Déjeuner à Chatrès

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbB67AQiTp-wLZaOUACBD-n-6P1ai2ZFD7wrZUVV8l2jsQ2glfFjw_aDjz6x8l3f1sQ6BJtnjotADHBoswGMZz6cIE_RdqgaVxDnE846gkPe0dEw4ccJW4hWHWNNg5mmbiFgiuj1nGq38/s1600/2011+April+15+DSC_0169.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbB67AQiTp-wLZaOUACBD-n-6P1ai2ZFD7wrZUVV8l2jsQ2glfFjw_aDjz6x8l3f1sQ6BJtnjotADHBoswGMZz6cIE_RdqgaVxDnE846gkPe0dEw4ccJW4hWHWNNg5mmbiFgiuj1nGq38/s1600/2011+April+15+DSC_0169.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lunch in Chartrès</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A quiet table for two.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, this could be just about anywhere, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but the cane chair just about gives it away.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Chartrès, </span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">a quick train from Paris</span></span></i></div>

Déjeuner à Chatrès

Lunch in Chartrès A quiet table for two. Yes, this could be just about anywhere,  but the cane chair just about gives it away. Chartrès,  a ...

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Un ancien mur de pierre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBoGREma5WXhkxKwCrszidJ_xBv7M7xQLG72UMy8ptgEgXnF2J5znE1n2K825Wn_fBzHDhQh1n2PNC72-4d_SCpIPrZqXNuMWjm5MEWINa7ltKgxKbWmfXaR-qx5SeCQIlgwl8HbQVLcY/s1600/2011+April+15+DSC_0263.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBoGREma5WXhkxKwCrszidJ_xBv7M7xQLG72UMy8ptgEgXnF2J5znE1n2K825Wn_fBzHDhQh1n2PNC72-4d_SCpIPrZqXNuMWjm5MEWINa7ltKgxKbWmfXaR-qx5SeCQIlgwl8HbQVLcY/s1600/2011+April+15+DSC_0263.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">An ancient stone wall</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The crumbling stone wall </div><div style="text-align: center;">crusted with moss and lichens </div><div style="text-align: center;">provides a perch for delicate yellow wild flowers</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Chartrès</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Beyond, France</span></span></i></div>

Un ancien mur de pierre

An ancient stone wall The crumbling stone wall  crusted with moss and lichens  provides a perch for delicate yellow wild flowers Chartrès Be...

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Église Saint-Agnan de Chartres

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUohQ2CZxn8nEyfLRJnLyEoJhWlALDuLW1guHVYAwtPi0Ox1jsJRlgaIzdDCJv7Ja7b-FeUwqE8_n8o-9qQYifBJeVxs1Qaa5bWdk_hiUAaP4kuk3k7T_noZhcJ3pBsBlk6rQb8N3vakQ/s1600/2011+April+15+DSC_0232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUohQ2CZxn8nEyfLRJnLyEoJhWlALDuLW1guHVYAwtPi0Ox1jsJRlgaIzdDCJv7Ja7b-FeUwqE8_n8o-9qQYifBJeVxs1Qaa5bWdk_hiUAaP4kuk3k7T_noZhcJ3pBsBlk6rQb8N3vakQ/s1600/2011+April+15+DSC_0232.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2011/09/eglise-saint-aignan-de-chartres.html" target="_blank">Église Saint-Agnan de Chartres</a>:</div><div style="text-align: center;">a simple iron gate* in a 500 year-old church</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">joyeuses Pâques</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint-Aignan de Chartres</span></span></i></div><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span></i><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">12, place de l'Etape au Vin</span></span></i></div><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span></i><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">28000, Chartres</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">*with cobwebs </span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div>

Église Saint-Agnan de Chartres

Église Saint-Agnan de Chartres : a simple iron gate* in a 500 year-old church joyeuses Pâques Église Saint-Aignan de Chartres 12, place de l...

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Cathédral Notre-Dame de Chartres - un détail

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/9866390833/" title="2011 April 15 day 4 DSC_0146 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2011 April 15 day 4 DSC_0146" height="800" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7409/9866390833_2cb446f952_c.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Chartres Cathedral</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">12th Century Gothic </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The 300 narrow, winding steps to the bell tower </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">reward the adventurous climber with a quiet and lofty view of Chartres </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">as well as intricate details.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The cathedral artisans carved images of beasts and flowers </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">in places where they would not be easily seen by anyone but God. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Cathédral Notre-Dame de Chartres</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Chartres, France</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>(an easy day-trip from Paris by train)</em></span></div>

Cathédral Notre-Dame de Chartres - un détail

Chartres Cathedral 12th Century Gothic The 300 narrow, winding steps to the bell tower  reward the adventurous climber with a quiet and loft...

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Les toits de Chartres

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJ-K1FT34_w1hbVQ-2cRM7v4K8904NT__j_CCq48UImQKm3XbD_EGrKzRWWq-tASZnz4PI-8Ps63SlAIue5Xuj-FU1o4lrStJCmlqGmeWuojk4ZMj6q5c8PdB5X1CWEH7BPELeL_yArM/s1600/2011+April+Day+4+DSC_0153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJ-K1FT34_w1hbVQ-2cRM7v4K8904NT__j_CCq48UImQKm3XbD_EGrKzRWWq-tASZnz4PI-8Ps63SlAIue5Xuj-FU1o4lrStJCmlqGmeWuojk4ZMj6q5c8PdB5X1CWEH7BPELeL_yArM/s640/2011+April+Day+4+DSC_0153.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">from the Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">On the ascent to the top of the Bell Tower</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A variety of architecture, rooftops, and layout of the city</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">can be seen from our ascent at the half-way point to the top of the Bell Tower.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The steps were worn smooth and a tight spiral shared by those going up and those going down.  We only encountered a few in either direction.  It is a bit dizzying.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If I had shown this photo in black and white you would have missed the fields of rape seed (canola) in the far horizon.  As we made the quick trip on the train, the bright yellow provided blocks of color as we zipped along.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Chartres, France</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">96 km southwest of Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">an easy day-trip by train</span></i></div>

Les toits de Chartres

from the Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres On the ascent to the top of the Bell Tower A variety of architecture, rooftops, and layout of the...

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Église Saint-Aignan de Chartres

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPEkMtTD7R4AuYswfiW9H7VrhhGZhKC0UIPqmtbHDqPvfCchb9T3t8LQ00hPmHCogOknnMGDeUWfqfayuKf9KVH3o0dJy-Xp5NOBp8vRKb3rpdKEc3QkRbZfrHXKW0Bq3TPSl_8hPh_Q/s1600/2011+april+15+day+4+DSC_0237.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPEkMtTD7R4AuYswfiW9H7VrhhGZhKC0UIPqmtbHDqPvfCchb9T3t8LQ00hPmHCogOknnMGDeUWfqfayuKf9KVH3o0dJy-Xp5NOBp8vRKb3rpdKEc3QkRbZfrHXKW0Bq3TPSl_8hPh_Q/s640/2011+april+15+day+4+DSC_0237.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Église Saint-Aignan de Chartres</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This church, established in 400 AD, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">sits almost unnoticed in a <i>ville</i> known for its great cathedral.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A bit neglected, it is majestic in its own way, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">filled with colors of turquoise, coral, and gold.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint-Aignan de Chartres</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">12, place de l'Etape au Vin</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">28000, Chartres </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Aignan de Chartres

Église Saint-Aignan de Chartres This church, established in 400 AD,  sits almost unnoticed in a ville known for its great cathedral.   A bi...

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Dans la rue - le marcheur

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifuAHXLr9TdIIl08sIDepkZvNy2H1bPE3Qp83OXxlG5PYy9g6wNcfuw9U3BE39s7Er34Z2Xvm00zPgGOLaOMpDPfKGoOZPp7M225rbBORqT40De32GbCWw3J2XI_e9ocK_66V-F58W50w/s1600/2011+april+day+4+DSC_0163not+cropped+b-w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifuAHXLr9TdIIl08sIDepkZvNy2H1bPE3Qp83OXxlG5PYy9g6wNcfuw9U3BE39s7Er34Z2Xvm00zPgGOLaOMpDPfKGoOZPp7M225rbBORqT40De32GbCWw3J2XI_e9ocK_66V-F58W50w/s1600/2011+april+day+4+DSC_0163not+cropped+b-w.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Le marcheur</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">on a brisk walk in the streets of Chartres</span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Les rues de Chartres</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Chartres, France</span></i>

Dans la rue - le marcheur

Le marcheur on a brisk walk in the streets of Chartres Les rues de Chartres Chartres, France

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Cathédral Notre-Dame de Chartres

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvuPWk2quzu_ePw0X6k4ofcn6NkHgu8vwITEGvaciQC11zF3YvLRvVWfCsLIPfBDLFS6sXypmy1667xUqmbtLQqs_b2qy8vmuETaF31s1Al7IeHK10XJyAk6j5seLz-aJzTIet0z4cPw/s1600/2011+april+day+4+DSC_0155.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvuPWk2quzu_ePw0X6k4ofcn6NkHgu8vwITEGvaciQC11zF3YvLRvVWfCsLIPfBDLFS6sXypmy1667xUqmbtLQqs_b2qy8vmuETaF31s1Al7IeHK10XJyAk6j5seLz-aJzTIet0z4cPw/s640/2011+april+day+4+DSC_0155.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Chartres Cathedral</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">12th Century Gothic</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">looking down as we ascended the many ancient, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">spiraling steps to the bell tower</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>bon dimanche</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Cathédral Notre-Dame de Chartres</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Chartres, France</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>(an easy day-trip from Paris by train)</em></span>

Cathédral Notre-Dame de Chartres

Chartres Cathedral 12th Century Gothic looking down as we ascended the many ancient, spiraling steps to the bell tower bon dimanche Cathédra...

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Aqua et vert

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT95pd095uPB5iFieKFUV5RbPs_wIQoAa4Z0hi_pPuKIC_o-xO2p2NSm7tMlqmU2i7Zf3wcdxeCgeVTbzLoco14aQbXB8QOZ5vFbVvNQYrPgX8pAQaODvCA0lMEr8WvYQdP1OriiAtCDM/s1600/2011+April+day+4+DSC_0189.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT95pd095uPB5iFieKFUV5RbPs_wIQoAa4Z0hi_pPuKIC_o-xO2p2NSm7tMlqmU2i7Zf3wcdxeCgeVTbzLoco14aQbXB8QOZ5vFbVvNQYrPgX8pAQaODvCA0lMEr8WvYQdP1OriiAtCDM/s640/2011+April+day+4+DSC_0189.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Aqua et vert</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Turquoise shuttered windows with a fringe of green</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hope that sunshine and a good breeze </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">will have these windows open for the weekend</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>

Aqua et vert

Aqua et vert Turquoise shuttered windows with a fringe of green Hope that sunshine and a good breeze will have these windows open for the we...

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Notre Dame de Chartres - la tour nord

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTkV6CJbPR6rAfEvfzEL6se5B3HAHf0AiQtJpp0i3rw1_jEny_GFm_91R7YqMWOzLg4pwxcWHma4Y3DcwpK0qRVpWFnUR5dK9MogTdRH3DvwVIi6QU9Sk-wHvifMQQmOvp0Mr-pNfU-vw/s1600/2011+april+day+4+DSC_0136+-+b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" fba="true" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTkV6CJbPR6rAfEvfzEL6se5B3HAHf0AiQtJpp0i3rw1_jEny_GFm_91R7YqMWOzLg4pwxcWHma4Y3DcwpK0qRVpWFnUR5dK9MogTdRH3DvwVIi6QU9Sk-wHvifMQQmOvp0Mr-pNfU-vw/s640/2011+april+day+4+DSC_0136+-+b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Notre Dame de Chartres, commonly known as Chartres Cathedral, is an architectural treasure as well as a destination for pilgrims for over a thousand years.  I have posted previously <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2011/07/labyrinth-of-chartres-cathedral.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><strong>here</strong></span></a>, <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2011/10/cathedral-of-our-lady-of-chartres.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><strong>here</strong></span></a> and <strong><a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2011/11/malcolm-miller-chartres-cathedral.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f1c232;">here</span></a></strong>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This photo was taken as friend Marie and I ascended the narrow, worn steps in the Jehan de Beauce tower.  We walked round and round seeing few others in the tight spiral leading to the very top, a rather small perch from which to view all of Chartres.  This shot is a portion of the buttresses and the 19th century iron roof.  Each rotation on our way to the top provided a vignette beyond the stone windows including gargoyles and other carvings.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">If you are in Paris this easy day trip is worth the visit.  Currently the interior is undergoing a major restoration and there may be portions inaccessible to visitors.  The labyrinth has been restored and is open.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>bon dimanche</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Notre Dame de Chartres</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Chartres, France</em></span>

Notre Dame de Chartres - la tour nord

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Malcolm Miller, Chartres Cathedral expert

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFp6BrWpdYpMBo3He-1cvNE3QzviO9st6Pz4L1kQ8X81zjhIMX7OHjcBa3Grqkg5FsOE3UwqvpexD2bzWSaxYCSjfwoo-OijYVBds0M41MJ-Pffzv8H-OFIngHJ2ezYA1ng0tIAdwIZsE/s1600/2011+april+4+DSC_0158.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="524" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFp6BrWpdYpMBo3He-1cvNE3QzviO9st6Pz4L1kQ8X81zjhIMX7OHjcBa3Grqkg5FsOE3UwqvpexD2bzWSaxYCSjfwoo-OijYVBds0M41MJ-Pffzv8H-OFIngHJ2ezYA1ng0tIAdwIZsE/s640/2011+april+4+DSC_0158.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Sundays, I usually feature a church.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today, I am presenting a portrait of Malcolm Miller, who is likely the foremost authority on Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres.  He has been giving lecture tours of this world famous cathedral for over 50 years and says that he continues to learn new details.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.artagogo.com/commentary/miller/miller.htm">According to Mr. Miller, the 13th century Chartres Cathedral can be compared to a library. And like a library, we may visit and read many books, maybe even re-read some books, but we will never read all the books. Chartres is much the same. Its contents: architectural design, statues, and stained glass are each like books and their respective images their text. What is remarkable in this new millennium, said Miller, is that much of Chartres can still be "read."</a>  (from Kathleen Lang's "Malcolm Miller: Reading Chartres Cathedral, <a href="mailto:info@artagogo.com">info@artagogo.com</a>)</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you have an opportunity to see Chartres Cathedral, be sure to search out Mr. Miller for better understanding of the details, stories and mysteries of the cathedral.  He will demand your attention much like a professor of his students and delight you with his humor and intimate knowledge. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">bon dimanche</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Chartres, France </div>

Malcolm Miller, Chartres Cathedral expert

On Sundays, I usually feature a church. Today, I am presenting a portrait of Malcolm Miller, who is likely the foremost authority on Cathedr...

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Cathedral of our Lady of Chartres - astrological clock

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWgG42FC_jWJAiXVbQsyYmoCYfVQKCrsTrFbjoXFnisxrPGwj3wghAbDj8f7TZBSzVsLBBruZg2qRo3devaxszPIYGHMBF8wkCbz5YAV3bAntNNibOErK-_CZBNPSc3i0yzrD3uA7ez4/s1600/2011+april+4+DSC_0059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWgG42FC_jWJAiXVbQsyYmoCYfVQKCrsTrFbjoXFnisxrPGwj3wghAbDj8f7TZBSzVsLBBruZg2qRo3devaxszPIYGHMBF8wkCbz5YAV3bAntNNibOErK-_CZBNPSc3i0yzrD3uA7ez4/s640/2011+april+4+DSC_0059.jpg" width="424px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The chancel screen of Chartres Cathedral displays an impressive astrological clock dating from the 16th century. It told not only the time but the day of the week, the month of the year, the time of sunrise and sunset, the phase of the moon and the current sign of the zodiac. Its inner works were partially destroyed in 1793.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With the thousands of stained glass windows one could almost miss this treasure</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">bon dimanche</div>

Cathedral of our Lady of Chartres - astrological clock

The chancel screen of Chartres Cathedral displays an impressive astrological clock dating from the 16th century. It told not only the time b...

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Église Saint-Aignan de Chartres - Illumination

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTfLlEzVdg6GxGIq7DlSL1vQJ2ZYWgkN72gzM3RUL6Zp3BY_EL0EDzEZKtXAaX7tSrZrxzOA3PDkehC48jDw9LgfV2sLNBHCQmDPoEMO0T_PmdLkOY_PaaLQSDgSIv03ltiJYe9AtDTiM/s1600/2011+april+4+DSC_0298.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTfLlEzVdg6GxGIq7DlSL1vQJ2ZYWgkN72gzM3RUL6Zp3BY_EL0EDzEZKtXAaX7tSrZrxzOA3PDkehC48jDw9LgfV2sLNBHCQmDPoEMO0T_PmdLkOY_PaaLQSDgSIv03ltiJYe9AtDTiM/s640/2011+april+4+DSC_0298.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Just outside of Paris is Église Saint-Aignan de Chartres, not nearly as well known as the Chartres Cathedral, but exquisite in detail and color.  Established in 400 AD, most of the building today dates from the Sixteenth Century.</span>  </div><br />Bon Dimanche

Église Saint-Aignan de Chartres - Illumination

Just outside of Paris is Église Saint-Aignan de Chartres, not nearly as well known as the Chartres Cathedral, but exquisite in detail and co...

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La Rentrée

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9UysjYI-mXz78_c2W3UCiklHClMf8KARIEG3iMFNVMxwOqZT8uAqcGV3v9i4SKJ-sP_PqbnkquMkwytIcrBnt-lxatd4A1vNaDsmZdhHhFX_BO8KhVR9fLTsSn-ulBrL_HwX1kdCGPpw/s1600/DSC_0206-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9UysjYI-mXz78_c2W3UCiklHClMf8KARIEG3iMFNVMxwOqZT8uAqcGV3v9i4SKJ-sP_PqbnkquMkwytIcrBnt-lxatd4A1vNaDsmZdhHhFX_BO8KhVR9fLTsSn-ulBrL_HwX1kdCGPpw/s640/DSC_0206-1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">La rentrée, a return to school studies and so much more.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">I doubt that any of these young men were sad to return.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

La Rentrée

La rentrée, a return to school studies and so much more.  I doubt that any of these young men were sad to return.

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Saint-Pierre Church - Chartres

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmyTBrZekF6APgKACOW6_XzcD9yTnDLV5XgLbjcsZgvwtRHKljfo6jafsp6toHfuf7iDpr4A_ZQG6S8oysoVj1WV0xiTRosGvcPWTuqXw1WC_otm4QX52xLqF3q_dx3flBKBOMiwdC5Ps/s1600/2011+april+4+DSC_0215.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640471574964739730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmyTBrZekF6APgKACOW6_XzcD9yTnDLV5XgLbjcsZgvwtRHKljfo6jafsp6toHfuf7iDpr4A_ZQG6S8oysoVj1WV0xiTRosGvcPWTuqXw1WC_otm4QX52xLqF3q_dx3flBKBOMiwdC5Ps/s640/2011+april+4+DSC_0215.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />Saint-Pierre Church in Chartres is not as well known as the Cathedral of our Lady of Chartres, but this 13th Century church is a Gothic masterpiece with some windows surviving from the 14th Century.<br /><br /><br /><br />Built outside the original fortress walls of Chartres, it was built to withstand the assault of aggressive armies. Built, reconstructed, renovated over the centuries, it is currently undergoing restorative work in the high arches seen here.<br /><br /><br /><br />Bon dimanche<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

Saint-Pierre Church - Chartres

Saint-Pierre Church in Chartres is not as well known as the Cathedral of our Lady of Chartres, but this 13th Century church is a Gothic mast...

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Ces yeux bleus

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwOOxKt5abV6x52u2ju62ZOY41b5plxdKLfonETCVh2O-n3qN5AzJHBk5TtTuI2weJ3VpaC-00rrcjxFabDVJZPI7oiMW1e2LYN0u474eEKPBdSNGDh8AfAxP0B-uYdEOW52yDHKWNXE/s1600/2011+april+4+DSC_0201.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631266051780865154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwOOxKt5abV6x52u2ju62ZOY41b5plxdKLfonETCVh2O-n3qN5AzJHBk5TtTuI2weJ3VpaC-00rrcjxFabDVJZPI7oiMW1e2LYN0u474eEKPBdSNGDh8AfAxP0B-uYdEOW52yDHKWNXE/s640/2011+april+4+DSC_0201.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">The blue eyes on this French house cat captured my attention, and it would appear that there was something about me that piqued his interest as well.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Perhaps he was feeling guilty that he and his friend had smoked all of those cigarettes. Hummmm....</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span>

Ces yeux bleus

The blue eyes on this French house cat captured my attention, and it would appear that there was something about me that piqued his interest...

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