We escaped rainy Paris for frigid Reims on Tuesday the 12th, using the super fast TGV (high speed train). Reims is located in the Champagne-Ardenne region so, naturally, we were anxious to visit one of the champagne caves! The city adheres to the French system wherein all businesses close for two hours between noon and…
Tag: Cathedrals
Notre Dame de Chartres
When, as is sometimes the case, Paris becomes too much to bear with its intensity, rapid pace, and crowded streets, it is possible to escape by train to numerous, interesting destinations in close proximity. Chartres is one of these destinations, taking approximately 1 hour each way for the journey. It is a beautiful, ancient city…
Notre Dame de Paris
As a tourist, I am always awed by the architecture and majesty of the cathedrals I have visited in Western Europe. As a Catholic, I appreciate the hard, dangerous work of those who built these imposing structures, and am moved by the deep, abiding faith of those who have prayed there over the centuries, and those who continue…
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