Tag: Paris

Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris

Even the rain could not spoil the beauty of Notre Dame.  Notre Dame is a tourist hot spot but shouldn’t be missed on a trip to Paris! 

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Fun Fact:

THE IMPOSTER SAINT

By the mid-19th century Notre Dame was in need of a major facelift, so to save it from ruin architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc was put at the helm of a massive renovation project that would last over two decades. While redesigning the church’s spire he secretly replaced one of its apostle statues with a slightly less biblical figure — himself! Talk about leaving your mark on the world.

To get a glimpse of this party crasher, turn your gaze up toward the green figures standing at the base of the central spire. All of them look out across Paris except one who’s turning in the opposite direction, hand to the forehead, there to admire his handiwork for centuries to come. Which apostle did architect Viollet-le-Duc choose to replace? Saint Thomas the carpenter, of course!

{https://www.localers.com/travel-guide/paris/paris-history-guide/visit-notre-dame}

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Merci de votre visite

 

“Sans Gluten, no, no, impossible,” said the Frenchman

“No? No Bread?” said the waiter as he rolled his eyes at me!  This was a funny first experience when ordering a hamburger without a bun the first night. I even showed the waiter my French celiac explanation of what celiacs cannot eat but I think he still thought I was nuts. Luckily, the market down from the hotel sold gluten-free bread.

Seriously, it has not been too hard to be gluten-free in Paris. The only hard part is watching my sisters and mom eat croissants, baguettes, quiche, and pastries every day.  I am enjoying seeing them so happy and listening to them make joyful noises each time they try something new. 

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It did not take this family long to find ice cream!  As you will see in the picture, it is difficult to only choose one flavor of ice cream for desert.  The chocolate ice cream was a favorite because it was a wonderful semi-sweet chocolate.

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One day in Paris, we went to the restaurant, Angelina , to eat lunch and try their famous hot chocolate.  It is located right near The Museum de Orangerie and Tuileries Garden.  Everyone should come here! The lunch was wonderful and the hot chocolate was like drinking luscious melted chocolate.  The fresh whipped cream served with it made it all that much better.  Yum!

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Merci de votre visite

Have you ever been to Paris

and Dingle in one day?  I now, can say I have!   Dingle’s welcome sign states that  it is “The Capitol of the World” while Paris boasts a population of 479!,

Ummm, what can I say about Dingle?  It is very small. There are a few red barns. Since pictures are worth a thousand words, it looks like this:

Paris in the summer, ahhhh.  As you can see by the signs, Paris is older than Dingle even though they are only across Bear Lake from each other.

Just as Paris, France has the Eiffel Tower, Paris, Idaho has the Paris Tabernacle:

                                                                                                                                            

The average visitor may not believe their eyes when they hear that all the wood is made out of pine in the tabernacle.

Apparently, the settlers who built this tabernacle thought pine looked cheap, so they hand painted all the wood to look like oak.

                             The reason the ceiling looks like it should be on a ship is that a shipbuilder made it!                                                                                                        

To get stone to build this building, people would wait for the lake to freeze over in the winter,  then cross the lake,  cut the rock and then bring cut stones all the way back across the lake.

Side note for my antique lovers out there: There is only one antique store in Paris. Everyone in town agrees that the store is overpriced but the owner makes really great pizza.  (It is amazing the things you find out from a tour guide, isn’t it?)