In 2019, the roof and much of the interior of Notre Dame Cathedral were engulfed in flames. While repairing the roof, the opportunity was taken to refresh the interior and exterior of the building, which reopened in December. The refurbished building is magnificent, although much more crowded than before (visitors are making up for lost time). We lingered in the pews to soak it all in.
After coffee, we strolled down the Seine on the north bank, passing the Louvre, and enjoying the Tuileries Gardens. Back atv the hotel, my sister and friend headed in, while my wife and I walked on to the Pantheon. While still open for the day, we just missed the last entrance time.
The next morning, after I escorted my wife and friend to Gare de l'este for a train to Luxembourg, my sister and I headed home.
Sign at Charles de Gaulle Airport
Café on the Rive Gauche.
Notre Dame refreshed after the fire
Last supper bas relief
Post-ressurection scene to right of altar: Doubting Thomas touching Jesus' wounds
The Main Altar
Sign at Charles de Gaulle Airport
The Seine at Ile St. Louis
Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc) statue
Place de la Concorde, where the revolutionaries committed regicide and guillotined Marie Antoinette in 1793. The obelisk is plunder from Egypt.
Le Jardin des Tuileries
Cain after killing Abel
The Pantheon at late day. The Sorbonnes L'Ecole de Droit (Law School) is to the left. Sydney Carton, a Character in Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities studied here, permitting him to pass for a Frenchman in the novel's climactic scene.
Twickenham is where the Meagles lived in Dickens' Little Dorritt. Apparently, there is now a big soccer stadium in Twickenham, and the bar shows the broadcast games in TV.
