We saw Notre Dame today
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325818)
Rockingham, Australia
May 12, 2019 10:10am CST
For some reason I can't add a photo at the moment. I'll try again later.
We’re now in Paris and while we have internet in this airBnB we probably won’t have on our house-boat. We have spent the day walking the streets, so to speak. We left the house about 9am looking for church that was having Mass.
As luck would have it, we found St Etiennes within a few minutes’ walk of our apartment. It was a very beautiful old building with a very lovely organ and a talented organist. After Mass, we had breakfast at a small café then walked into town to view Notre Dame. We were on the opposite side of the river when I took this photo. The scaffolding that is presently round part of the building has been partly destroyed. It will be difficult to remove. One bridge near the front of the cathedral was blocked off with armed guards, all of whom looked around 16.
Dozens of tourists, just like us, were busy taking photos of the building. So, until next time, take care.
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@FourWalls (62164)
• United States
12 May 19
I read that the restoration could take a century.
Thanks for sharing the picture. Enjoy your holiday!!!!
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
12 May 19
It is heartbreaking to see it. The national symbol of France had a very bad incident of fire. It might take a long time to restore it.
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 May 19
@arunima25 I wonder if they will need to change the structure when they repair it.
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
17 May 19
@JudyEv But I am glad that at least it is still standing and there are hope to repair it. It has been a national symbol of France for ages.
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! I'm sure it must be much worse looking at it from the inside.
@moffittjc (118449)
• Gainesville, Florida
12 May 19
I hope you have a great time in Paris! I'll be there at the end of the month, although it will only be for a brief time. It's nice that you had the opportunity to see Notre Dame. Have they started any of the renovations yet from the fire, or are they still cleaning up the mess from the fire?
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@moffittjc (118449)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 May 19
@JudyEv They have a lot of work cut out for them over the upcoming years. It won't be easy to clean up the mess and restore the cathedral back to its former glory.
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@snowy22315 (170003)
• United States
12 May 19
Enjoy,,,It looks like a lot of the building is still intact fortunately.
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@snowy22315 (170003)
• United States
16 May 19
@JudyEv Yeah, just a day or two ago they showed the inside on the news. They kept making a big deal of it on the network,,David Muir was the first American anchor allowed inside the building.
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 May 19
@snowy22315 I think it would have hit the headlines all round the world.
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@Tampa_girl7 (48997)
• United States
12 May 19
I hope that you enjoy your time in Paris. Happy Mother's Day.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
12 May 19
I am glad you are having a nice vacation.
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 May 19
Thanks. It's going well so far and the weather has been very kind to us so far.
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
16 May 19
Its really good that the Cathedral is going to be restored and its attracting so much attention.
Have a great day ahead.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
16 May 19
@JudyEv
I don´t think that it will ever stop being an icon for what it means to so many people and that is millions.
Good to see they are taking care of her.
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 May 19
@lovinangelsinstead21 I'm sure it's very special to a great many French people.
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@divalounger (5849)
• United States
19 May 19
I would imagine many people are taking pictures of the damage. Are they letting anyone in at all?
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@divalounger (5849)
• United States
28 May 19
@JudyEv This just makes me so sad!
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
13 May 19
phew, glad i aint the only'un havin' troubles with that picture thingy. yer day sounds jest lovely 'n i giggled 't the suspected age'f the armed guards :) hopefully they'd be older'n 16. i'd figured one could see way more damage from yer vantage point? then 'gain, i've not checked'n with the progress since the fire.
stay safe, my friend ~ big hugs!
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 May 19
@crazyhorseladycx There are some strange laws, aren't there?
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
16 May 19
So happy you are having a great holiday! What a shame about this old Cathedral but I know it will be restored to its former glory. Sad the Louvre is slotted to be eventually used for another purpose. What a great Art Museum;
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 May 19
@MarymargII First, they'll need to remove the burnt scaffolding that was there when the fire occurred.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
23 May 19
@JudyEv I know it is really irreplaceable and I'm not sure how they will even start.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
12 May 19
It's a good photo. Enjoy your travels.
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