We started off our expedition in Chartres, a beautiful little place outside of Paris. Both Anna and Heather had done papers on the cathedral there and our visit was the fulfillment of a life-dream for Anna. As we stepped off the train and headed toward the twin spires in the distance, we came across this cute little street that made me think of Memere ;-)
Then the majestic spires rose into view and boom! We were there!
The facade was extremely detailed; every surface was carved! The whole place was really really old (I don't remember how old... 12th century perhaps?). They were in the middle of renovating the inside so we didn't get to see everything, but there was still plenty of amazing-ness to revel in.
Sorry this picture is so dark, flash was not allowed. What you're supposed to be looking at is an actual segment of Mary's veil!!!!!!!!
We climbed the belltower all the way to the top. Whew! Was that ever a climb! We stopped along the way to chill on an overhang and listen to the bells.
Anna ;-)
Heather :-D
After that lovely day excursion we headed up to Namur, Belgium. Heather's good friend/ big sister welcomed us there for a weekend of relaxation and good times.
The inside of a church we went to Mass (in French!) at.
We stopped to pick up some desserts... this little mountain of raspberry goodness is mine!
These rainbow colored and flavored cookies were all the rage!
Heather was very excited about her coconut and Belgian chocolate pyramid!
In the evening we went up to the Citadel for a good view. Here are Anna and Heather with Cath.
After many train adventures (TGV lost our good graces after one leg of the journey...) all four of us made it back to Gaming alive. Yay!
2 comments:
What is that raspberry dessert called? It looks like heaven!!!!!
Mmm... something French. I can't remember the name ;-/ It was delicious though! It was like a little cake with raspberry whipped cream filling and a raspberry sauce on top.
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