Spending Time in Bernie’s Neighborhood
Bonjour,
Just a quick blog today as we’re ready to depart to Normandy. First the train, then a rental car with Natalie as our chauffeur. Happy Memorial Day to everyone. Ours will be special and the weather looks very good—windy and a bit cool but better than stifling hot.
Yesterday, the two “young people” slept in after a very late night. After a mid-day breakfast, we took them to the 11th arrondissement where Bernie was born, the church where he was baptized, St. Ambrose, and then on to the multi-media presentation at L’Atelier des Lumières featuring Chagall this year. I’m not as familiar with his work so I didn’t find it as fantastic as others, but for Natalie and Carson, it was a fun experience. We also bopped down to the Hard Rock Cafe for some t-shirts. Busy but much easier day than yesterday.
Thanks for all of your great comments. Montmartre is just a magical place!!
Natalie (Bass) asked me to share that she has posted multiple videos of the show on both Instagram and Facebook under her View My Stories. These will be available for the next 24 hours. It’s a pretty amazing presentation.
Next is beautiful St. Ambroise church which has been beautifully cleaned inside and out.
Didn’t mean to publish this until in the morning but it was too late!
L & B
May 28, 2023 @ 7:23 pm
Loving your outfit, Linda! You look fabulous!
May 29, 2023 @ 2:14 am
There’s a funny story about that outfit. At last year’s apartment, there was a used clothing store below us. I would often check to see what they had because it changed constantly. I bought the pants and shirt for 15 euros!
May 29, 2023 @ 1:20 am
I was waiting to see if you shared that I was fascinated about the drains in the church. There were multiple man-hole like sewer drains running right down the main aisle of the church -all the way up to the altar (zoom in on the line of mosaic tiles). I wanted to know what was down there – so, with no one else but us around, I looked! (One looked like a huge snake or lizard monster but I settled that it had to be a pipe of some sort; the second I swear had a small duffle bag! The last one I checked was “all clear.” I concluded they couldn’t be for ventilation but rather simply drains for being able to mop the mosaic tiles which were literally squeaky clean. Who knows?! Mom said possibly something about letting spirits travel (mom, edit this to what you said if that’s not correct)
May 29, 2023 @ 12:31 pm
Thanks Linda. Hope you all have a meaningful Memorial Day.
My visits to the cemeteries in Normandy were extremely sobering and thought provoking.
May 29, 2023 @ 12:42 pm
Isn’t it fun to experience how each of us are drawn to things like the drains in the church, then guessing their purpose. I like this story! Looking forward to pictures and experiences from the Normandy trip.
May 29, 2023 @ 5:56 pm
The church was immaculate. How very lovely. Wish I could add something about the drains but I am clueless.