Friday morning we were excited to hop on the train (a new adventure!) and head south to the little village of Chartres. We'd heard about the amazing stained glass windows and opted to go south instead of east to Versailles. In hindsight, we couldn't have chosen any better. But, I'm getting ahead of myself. Navigating the train station, after making a few transfers via the metro, was suprisingly easy. The only thing that was a little worrisome was no one ever checked to see if we had a ticket!!We arrived in Chartres and headed straight for the cathedral. It was a crisp, sunny morning and the skies were so blue. Inside, we were disappointed to see a boatload of scaffolding. The church is … [Read more...]
Chartres
We took the train to a little city south of Paris today to visit a beautiful gothic church with the most amazing stained glass windows. We are headed back on the train to go back to Notre Dame for the veneration of the crown of thorns. It is only done on Fridays during Lent so we are very lucky. … [Read more...]