Paris Part 2

Woke up and decided to go to see Notre Dame Cathedral. The cathedral stands on an island in the middle of the Seine river. The day was a bit overcast and a little rainy which was a contrast to the previous day. Entry to the cathedral itself it free. You can pay a fee and go up to the top of the towers and have a look at the view of Paris. We decided not to go up the towers due to the weather. The cathedral was built over 100 or so years and is an example of Gothic architecture. The interior of the cathedral is something to see as it is very elaborate. There are beautiful stained glass windows and statues everywhere. As a Catholic church, every nook and cranny contains some shrine to some saint that you can light a candle and pray to. 

Outside the cathedral there are heaps of sparrows.

In the afternoon, we walked around a bit and also decided to just do a bit of a gastronomical tour that I will write about in a separate post.

The Pantheon

At night, we decided to go see another mammoth Catholic church – Sacré Coeur. It is in the Montmartre district and its hilltop setting is great for viewing the city. Entry is free but you aren’t allowed to take photos inside the church. I think I liked it better than Notre Dame. It’s not Gothic in its architecture, not sure what it is possibly Roman? Again, as a Catholic church, there are lots of shrines and places to light candles and pray to certain saints. 

Sacré Coeur