Even so, when the weather is gray, as it has been most of the summer, my spuds-nature rears its head and I just want to lounge around the house in my sweats. Thus when my friend Merja asked me to join her on an adventure that I had wanted to go on for a while, I came up with a million excuses not to climb Notre Dame and see Paris from its bell towers.
Thankfully, I didn't whine to her and ended up having the time of my life, ranking the experience up there with climbing Uluru in Australia.
These photos were taken on the first level below the two towers.
(Famous Gargolye)
(Sacre Coeur is on the hill)
(Prefecture de Police and the Palais de Justice, Hitler ordered both to be bombed, as well as Notre Dame)
(The Eiffel Tower and La Defense Financial District)
(The steeple is the Sainte Chapelle)
These were taken from the top of the left tower (right tower if you are looking at the Cathedral).
(View of Ile Saint Louis and the gardens behind Notre Dame)
It was wonderful to see Paris from a whole new perspective.
