We went to see an organ concert by Shin-Young Lee in the newly refurbished Notre Dame. It featured three composers, Alexandre Borodine, Johann Sebastian Bach and Charles-Marie Widor . First we walked to the Lizard Cafe for dinner. A fish for Leslie and steaks for the rest of us. We walked to the Metro station and took the metro to the island where Notre Dame is located. We queued up with hundreds of other folks and once we got in we headed down to the front of the cathedral. Here we sat and listened for the next hour. When the program was completed we stood up and started heading to the exit. We were not expecting an encore, but the music started up again just as we were passing a large TV screen that was broadcasting the organist. So we sat and watched her press the foot pedals and tickle the ivories. It was chilly again on the walk to the metro so we kept up a brisk pace and headed back.
Squidward greeted us and took us to the table
A new Gin to Try
The room was elegant
Our dining companions
The waiter had a cool trick with the cork
Drinking like this requires skill
Whols Sea Bream
Ribeye steak
More steaks
A lizard in a case set below the floor level
A busy walk over to the metro taking us to the Ile de Cite
A different fancy church
The Metro Station
Count the nu,mber of steps
A running club muscles past us
Nice art
Not our Island
More runners
We see it
I got my big head in the way
Big and bronzed
The police were still out in force
We are officially in line
So many saints
Great doors
Folks behind us as well as bleachers set up outside
Folks lined up in front of us
The interior is massive
Impressive windows
A modern style of alter
Older wooden carved pieces along the sides
Freshly cleaned paintings
A massive bronze and marble pool
Lots of actual candles burning
The windows on the opposite side
Everything is stretched out extra tall
The cathedral's foot print is also a cross with the wings to the windows the horizontal section
After a long winded introduction in French the music started
Can you see the organist? She is there somewhere?
A full house
A meditative environment
Up on the ceiling
Odd things
Carved wooden heads
Details everywhere we looked
The bright neon cross
I tried to zoom in on the organ but still do not see her
But the folks who sat in front of the TV screens got to see her. We sat here and watched the encore
One last view before we head back to the metro and home
It has been 3 years and 103 days since we began our Migration
