Sainte-Chapelle Paris

Paris is easily our favorite city that we have visited so far. There is something so relaxing and mellow and enjoyable about this place. Many people complain that Parisians are rude to Americans, but we found just the opposite to be true. This was the place we have felt most welcomed and comfortable since our arrival in Europe. Sara is already very …

Well, it finally happened – my very first major bump in the Rome semester. I'm sure you're a little relieved, since my posts up to now have been of the “rah rah everything is GREAT” variety, and a little gloom would be a nice palate cleanser. I really debated on whether or not to even share this story because it has some elements …

Today we were up early and on the Metro to see Sainte Chapelle and Notre Dame. We got to Notre Dame in time to here the choir sing. They were both breath taking. We enjoyed Stawberry Crepes and strolled the streets of Paris for a while just to take it all in. We grabbed some groceries for a picnic but it started to rain so we had our picnic back at …

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Ahhh Bonjour Mademoiselle!
Finally, I go to see the beautiful Paris, and I get to do the tour with Flo!

Straight after work I took the tube/bus/plane/train to meet Flo so we can spend the weekend together in Paris.

To be honest, the …

Woke early today, as happens sometimes when you know you have somewhere to get to on time. I wanted to attend mass at Notre Dame Cathedral, specifically the 10am Gregorian mass. Yesterday, I saw the huge crowds around the Cathedral, and I was anxious to get there early in case I couldn't get in. I caught the train to Chatelet and in the …

Walked to Sainte-Chapelle. Saw a guy on a scooter get hit by a van in an intersection. He got up off of the street and the van driver got out of his van. Both of them seemed to argue theirreason for being in the same place at the same time then they both went their seperate ways. The van drove off and the scooter driver walked his scooteup the road …

Bonjour from Paris!!!! Whoever said, "when you're tired of London, you're tired of life," could have just as well have been talking about Paris. We've just had almost a week in Paris and we could have stayed much longer and not have run out of things to do. Love, love, love Parieeee. But first, I had better mention Belgium, because that is where we …

Today we went to visit Sainte Chapelle. If you only go to one church in Paris, you need to see this one. The stained glass windows are over 15 metres high with 15 each and it is just stunning.

FACT: It is royal chapel built in the mid 13th century by Louis IX with an exceptional collection of stained glass windows- 15 panels.

Each …

Our last 2 full days in Paris were full of emotions: crankiness, exhaustion, sore feet and legs. Wait, is that an emotion? Anyway, we also had a lot of laughs, met some great ex-pats for real beer, and spent a magical birthday in Montmartre. Plus, we foiled an attempted gypsy robbery. No big deal. More about that later...
We spent our second …

Today just about took us out! We got back to the apartment at 12:30a. Yikes! First, and most importantly, we missed a day of ice cream/gelato the other day. Crazy, I know! So, today, we had to make up for it by having ice cream twice. After trying to order ice cream in French (I don't speak French, but Bryn is tutoring me) and then …

... Hugo who lived at No.6, an unexceptional house at the corner of the square. After lunch we crossed the Seine to visit Sainte Chapelle. I remember having been underawed by the famous chapel during our last visit and I was underawed once again. The ...

... Back up to the light of day and after a quick potty break at Starbucks, we snag our first bus ride in Paris on to our next stop: Sainte-Chapelle and across the street from it, the Notre Dame. We arrive without any trouble and enter the Sainte-Chapelle ...

... it was Chinese New Year and the President of China was visiting town. One of our favorite places was the small Sainte-Chapelle which started out disappointing on the first floor until we found out there was a second floor which was completely ...

... . These ruins have been excavated in the area directly in front of Notre Dame. We also took time to visit the nearby church of Sainte-Chapelle. I'd heard that this church was a must-see but, I must admit, I had no idea how glorious it really was. ...

... ...and promptly turned to my left and found a wonderful couple from Oregon and exchanged stories with them for a while. The line to Sainte-Chapelle was so long I decided to see it tomorrow early morning. I bought a museum pass for 4 days which lets ...

... which we happened to jaywalk right in front of. They didn't even notice, but it was still fun. We passed the Sainte Chapelle which was advertising a classic concert that night and had a sign saying the place was close during the day due to strike. ...

I had some trouble uploading a few brief videos from my trip. The problem is now solved, so here are a video shot within Sainte-Chapelle and one taken during my sojourn to Versailles. I genuinely lack any movie-making prowess, and my camera is really ...

... On Friday, I began to catch up on some of the Parisian sites necessarily omitted from last August's itinerary. First stop was Sainte-Chapelle, the remnant-chapel of a now demolished castle. King Louis IX built it to contain the souvenirs he brought back ...

... students. Fashion and Photography were the only studios that went to Paris, so it was fun hanging out with them. We walked to Sainte-Chapelle and there on the steps a man was playing his guitar and singing. He attracted a huge crowd of people, he was ...

... building, directly under the dome.  It was a little crazy to see actually. Our last sight seeing in Paris was to Sainte-Chapelle, a gorgeous 13th century chaple once used by the Kings.  The stained glass and paintings inside were so beautiful ...