Ｓｏ，　ｔｈｅｒｅ　ｗａｓ　ａ　ｌｏｔ　ｏｆ　ｃｏｎｓｔｒｕｃｔｉｏｎ　ａｔ　Ｃｈａｒｔｒｅｓ　Ｃａｔｈｅｄｒａｌ．　Ｓｏ　Ｉ　ｏｎｌｙ　ｔｏｏｋ　ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅｓ　ｏｆ　ｔｈｅ　ｔｗｏ　ｔｏｗｅｒｓ．　Ｉｔ　ｔｏｏｋ　ａ　ｗｈｉｌｅ　ｔｏ　ｂｕｉｌｄ　ｓｏ　ｔｈｅ　ｓｔｙｌｅ　ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ．　Ｔｈｉｓ　ｉｓ　ａｃｔｕａｌｌｙ　ｔｈｅ　ｓｅｃｏｎｄ　Ｃａｔｈｅｄｒａｌ　Ｉ　ｔｈｉｎｋ．　Ｉｔ　ｈｏｕｓｅｓ　ｔｈｅ　Ｖｅｉｌ　ｏｆ　ｔｈｅ　Ｖｉｒｇｉｎ　（ａ　ｒｅｌｉｃ）　ｔｈａｔ　ｗａｓ　ｍｉｒａｃｕｌｏｕｓｌｙ　ｕｎｈａｒｍｅｄ　ｗｈｅｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｆｉｒｓｔｃｈｕｒｃｈ　ｂｕｒｎｅｄ　ｄｏｗｎ．　Ｓｏ，　ｔｈｅｙ　ｂｕｉｌｔ　ａ　ｂｉｇｇｅｒ　ｂｅｔｔｅｒ　ｏｎｅ　ｉｎ　ｈｏｎｏｒ　ｏｆ　ｈｅｒ．　
Ｔｈｅ　ｃｏｏｌ　ｔｈｉｎｇ　ａｂｏｕｔ　ｔｈｉｓ　ｃａｔｈｅｄｒａｌ　ｉｓ　ｔｈｅ　Ｌａｂｙｒｉｎｔｈ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｍｉｄｄｌｅ．　Ｙｏｕ’ｒｅ　ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅｄ　ｔｏ　ｗａｌｋ　ｉｔ，　ｓｌｏｗｌｙ，　ａｎｄ　ｔｈｉｎｋ　ａｂｏｕｔ　ｙｏｕｒ　ｌｉｆｅ．　Ｉ　ｄｏｎ’ｔ　ｔｈｉｎｋ　Ｉ　ｆｏｕｎｄ　Ｊｅｓｕｓ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｍｉｄｄｌｅ　ｂｕｔ　Ｉ　ｄｉｄ　ｆｅｅｌ　ｏｄｄｌｙ　ｐｅａｃｅｆｕｌ　ａｎｄ　ｄｅｔａｃｈｅｄ　（Ｗａｌｋｉｎｇ　ｆｏｒ　１０　ｍｉｎｓ，　ｉｎ　ｃｉｒｃｌｅｓ　ｗｉｌｌ　ｄｏ　ｔｈａｔ　ｔｏ　ｙｏｕ） This peacefulness went away though when I found out the Veil wasn't on display. ( I really like relics)



Ｔｈｅｓｅ　ａｒｅ　ｔｗｏ　ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ　ｌｉｔｔｌｅ　ｇｉｒｌｓ　ｗｈｏ　ｃａｍｅ　ｔｏ　ｂａｂｂｌｅ　ａｔ　ｍｅ　ｉｎ　Ｆｒｅｎｃｈ　ｗｈｅｎ　Ｉ　ｗａｓ　ｕｐｌｏａｄｉｎｇ　ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅｓ．　Ｔｈｅ　ｈｏｓｔｅｌ　Ｉ　ｗａｓ　ｓｔａｙｉｎｇ　ａｔ　ｗａｓ　ｔａｋｅｎ　ｏｖｅｒ　ｂｙ　Ｉ　ｔｈｉｎｋ　ａ　Ｊｏｈａｖａｈ’ｓ　ｗｉｔｎｅｓｓ　ｃｈｕｒｃｈ　ｇｒｏｕｐ．　Ｉ’ｖｅ　ｓｅｅｎ　ａ　ｌｏｔ　ｏｆ　ｃｈｕｒｃｈ　ｇｒｏｕｐｓ　ｈｅｒｅ．　Ｂｕｔ，　ｏｄｄｌｙ，　ｉｔ’ｓ　ｍｏｓｔｌｙ　Ｐｒｏｔｅｓｔａｎｔ　ｏｎｅｓ　ｔｈｏｕｇｈ．Ｒｅｉｍｓ　ｋｉｎｄ　ｏｆ　ｓｔａｎｄｓ　ｏｕｔ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｃｉｔｙ．　
Ｂｕｔ　ｉｔ　ｉｓ　ｖｅｒｙ　ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅｓｑｕe and just turned 1000, last year.


A bit of sculpture that has become popular . He's know as the smiling angel but I personally find him a bit creepy. (It's the smile) I was sad to find that he is missing a wing and an arm since the time they took post card photos of him. Chartres and Reims both survived the revolution fairly well, （ｏｒ　ｂｅｅｎ　ｒｅｓｔｏｒｅｄ）ｏｔｈｅｒ　ｃｈｕｒｃｈｅｓ　Ｉ’ｖｅ　ｓｅｅｎ　ａｒｅ　ｍｉｓｓｉｎｇ　ｓｔａｔｕｅｓ　ｏｒ　ｔｈｅ　ｈｅａｄｓ　ｏｆ　ｓｔａｔｕｅｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｗｈｏｌｅ　ｗａｙ　ｒｏｕｎｄ　ｔｈｅ　ｃｈｕｒｃｈ　ｂｕｔ　ｏｎｌｙ　ｉｎ　ａｒｍ　ｒｅａｃｈ　ｌｅｖｅｌ．　Ｓａｄ．And here, the famous, original rose window.
I personally think the cathedral is much prettier from the back.