Thursday, March 02, 2006
Paris
 This was my second time to visit Paris. (For those of you just joining us, we started this trip in Norway, 1981.) The first time I went to Paris, I stayed two weeks with my sister and her husband. They lived in Paris because my sister studied mime under Marcel Marceau. (My sister is really talented. Her husband is a fencer and jouster--but that's a whole 'nother story.)
This visit, I only had time for the tip of the iceburg: Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame, Opera House. There are soooooo many things to see, it is hard to say what my favorites are, but I have to admit that Notre-Dame is an incredibly fascinating place.
The carved portals are mind-boggling, especially the central one that depicts the Last Judgment and has personifications of vices and virtues on the embrasures along with statues of the apostles. Paradise and Hell are carved around the curve of the arch. That gallery of statues running across the front of the cathedral are the 28 kings of Israel and Judaea.
Inside is this AMAZING circular stained-glass window depicting Christ in the act of benediction. He is surrounded by apostles, wise virgins and foolish virgins. Every piece of architecture and every sculpture has a special significance. Best of all, you had but to walk into the cathedral to feel the presence of the Lord. I could have spent hours and hours there.
 Paris also has a miniature Statue of Liberty. It is about 35 feet high and mounted next to the Pont de Grenelle along the banks of the river Seine.
No visit to Paris would be complete without a visit to the Eiffel Tower. So, of course, we went. The photo above was taken way across the street from the Tower.
Here is what I got for my shadow box. The photo I have propped behind my miniature is one that I took from the second level of the actual Tower: Tomorrow: Amsterdam. Those of you who haven't entered our contest, be sure to do so!
posted by Deeanne at 12:43 PM
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2 Comments:
Barb said...
Way cooler than my trip thru Paris, which covered the Gare de Lyon, the Metro, and the airport. Didn't even see the Eiffel Tower. Didn't know about the mini Statue of Liberty--very cool! Thanx for sharin' that!
2:20 PM
Jezreel said...
Definitely very cool about the mini statue of liberty! I love all the architecture - so much detail.
7:22 AM
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