Fortress Friday

 

The medieval Conciergerie from the Pont au Change.

 

Floral Friday

 

Square René-Viviani through roses.

Table Tuesday

 

 

A table for two on a street on Île de la Cité.

 

Weekend wonder

Notre Dame Cathedral has resumed its place as the jewel of Western civilization.

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The Relics of Notre-Dame, purchased by Saint Louis in 1238 from the Latin Emperor of the East, arrived in Paris in 1239. Saved from the 2019 fire they include the crown of thorns, a piece of the cross, and a nail.

 

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Note: To reduce waiting time at the entrance, entirely optional online reservations (free access) can be booked just a few hours before visiting the cathedral.

 

Floral Friday

Wandering at the Marché aux fleurs on Île de la Cité.

 

On an island

 

 

Place Dauphine is sandwiched between the oldest bridge in Paris and the Palais de Justice.on île de la Cité.

 

From a bridge

 

Notre Dame Cathedral under repair.

A thousand oaks

  

One thousand hundred-year-old oaks will be felled by the end of this month to rebuild the spire of Notre-Dame de Paris.

Above: the spire through trees before the fire
 

Picture perfect

The façade of this café-restaurant behind Notre Dame Cathedral has become the subject of many a photograph evoking romantic old Paris.

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In September newsletter:

Reprint, "Paris is Picture Perfect!"  

© Barbara Pasquet James

Cité

Métro station entrance on Île de la Cité.

La muette

A seagull perches on a wall near Notre Dame Cathedral.

A walk along the river

Notre Dame Cathedral beyond bare branches.

Blossom closeup

Blossoming trees hide Notre Dame Cathedral.