On the Road is a weekday feature spotlighting reader photo submissions.
From the exotic to the familiar, whether you’re traveling or in your own backyard, we would love to see the world through your eyes.
Monday will be the start of our second week in Paris After Dark! If you haven’t already sent in your Paris pics, there are slots for 3 more days. But we are coming home after 4 weeks, no matter what!
On the Road: Week of August 17 (5 am)
Albatrossity – Bird Parenting in Flyover Country
way2blue – NORD TIROL
?BillinGlendaleCA – Whitney Portal
feloniousferb – Skydive Hawaii (Oahu, North Shore) for Stinger!
ljt – Botany BayParis After Dark: Week of August 17 (10pm)
donatellonerd – Paris — home
Paul in St. Augustine – Paris
Steve from Mendocino – Paris atmosphere
Wag – Paris, 3/2018
Auntie Anne – Paris Week PicturesAnd now, on to Notre-Dame de Paris with ljt.
The picture of the Paris garden is so very charming. That would make a great jigsaw puzzle, wouldn’t it? I am loving that everyone has chosen to share different parts of Paris with us! ~WaterGirl
ljt
We were fortunate to celebrate our 35th anniversary with a week in Paris in May 2018. I’m so grateful we were able to see Notre-Dame before the devastating fire in April 2019.
On our first day in Paris, we took a river cruise to get a sense of the city. This was our first glimpse of the cathedral.
A few days later, we took a guided tour up into the towers. The views were incredible, but I was fascinated by the architecture and artwork of the building itself. The spire was destroyed by the fire in 2019.
Chimera
I love the intricacy and symmetry.
Most of the lead-covered roof was destroyed in the fire.
Is he seeing the past or the future?
Surrounding the spire are copper statues of the 12 Apostles and symbols representing the four evangelists. On the day we visited, the statue on the lower left had been removed for restoration. Fortunately, all of the statues had been removed for restoration just prior to the fire in 2019.
A small Paris garden seen from the tower above.
Yutsano
Yes. There is no reason to assume gargoyles exist in the same time dimension as we do. But s/he is beautiful in its own way nonetheless.
hitchhiker
Love it, thank you for the photos.
I’m sure your itinerary is already full, but just in case, I can recommend hanging out at the park along the river near the American University. Sloping green lawns full of families and young people, and walks along the riverbank. Very Paris, very chill.
Omnes Omnibus
@Yutsano: I would think that it would say that it’s none of our god damned business and that we should head down the steps as soon as possible and fuck off with our tourist selves.
But I may be be putting too much thought into this.
WaterGirl
The gargoyle is the perfect expression of how things felt from March until May.
I love seeing all the little “toy” buildings. I know they aren’t that small, but I love how they look from that far up.
WaterGirl
Hey, can you guys let me know in the comments whether you like seeing the schedule for the upcoming week or if you feel it junks up the On the Road post? thanks
BigJimSlade
“Is he seeing the past or the future?”
Well, if that little demon is French, it’s probably aghast at our bread, mustard and cheese (though lots of us can get fine varieties of all these :-) ).
arrieve
I like seeing the schedule. By the time the posts actually appear I’ve forgotten what they’re going to be so I end up being surprised anyway.
I went to Notre Dame many times — it was always one of my favorite places in Paris. But I never went up in the towers and now I guess I never will. Thanks for the views!
WaterGirl
@arrieve: I don’t really have time anymore to write everyone individually to tell them when they are scheduled, so this is my “not quite as good but hopefully better than nothing” solution. So at least they get a heads up in advance.
But I don’t want to annoy anyone or junk up the post, particularly the person whose post it is on Friday night. :-)
BigJimSlade
@WaterGirl: Well, as a submitter of posts, I like it, but for others…?
Omnes Omnibus
Why not? Aren’t they going to be opening them again? I have almost always gone to Paris with someone who is making a first trip. I have decided that I am not going up again – unless I am there with my mom and she wants help up the stairs. Otherwise, I will have a coffee nearby while the others go up.
There go two miscreants
I don’t see including the schedule as a problem — and it’s useful. You’re putting it ahead of the photographer’s part of the post anyway.
The view along the Seine from above is especially nice!
opiejeanne
@WaterGirl: I sent in some Paris photos a couple of days ago, most of them of the Garnier Opera House, but I think they went into the general “On the Road” group.
Auntie Anne
I love the pictures from the towers – these little peeks at the architecture and the architectural details give me the chance to gawk to my heart’s content. There is always something more to see everywhere you look in Paris . . .
WaterGirl, I really like the schedule. It’s not intrusive, and helpful for submitters.
Raoul Paste
Those Notre Dame gargoyles are exactly what we had hoped to see when we went to Paris a year later
But we arrived three days after Notre Dame burned. So thanks . It really made me smile to see those photos
Wag
I love the gargoyles. Excellent photos!
As a submitter I appreciate the schedule.
opiejeanne
let, your pictures are great. I didn’t want to climb all of those stairs when we were there (we’re kind of old) so thank you, you’ve shown me what we missed.
I’m trying to figure out where that nice little garden is. I thought we walked all over that area, and we sure missed that garden.
frosty
The schedules don’t matter to me, but if it makes your life easier, do it this way. They don’t get in the way.
Jim, Foolish Literalist
@opiejeanne: just across the river, that’s St Julien le Pauvre in the background, Shakespeare and Company just out of the picture to right
donatellonerd
i love these. i think i climbed the tower the first time i came to Paris, in 1977, and never again. a mistake. maybe i’ll still be up to climbing it when they reopen … but if not, now i have these pictures.
rikyrah
Paris????
A woman from anywhere (formerly Mohagan)
I love Notre Dame, but only finally climbed the tower the last time was there, about 5 years ago. It was thrilling to be up among the gargoyles, just like all the pictures I’d seen. The views were fabulous, and climbing up (narrow, steep stairs) reminded me just how old the building is.
opiejeanne
@Jim, Foolish Literalist: Thanks. That explains why we missed it. We didn’t explore nearly as much on that side of the river.
WaterGirl
@opiejeanne: Paris 2014 is in the Paris group, and that’s the only one I have from you. Was there another one from you, too?
WaterGirl
@Raoul Paste: Thee days after, that must have been devastating. Glad you can enjoy the photos!
opiejeanne
@WaterGirl: I was going to send some more but I was unsure if it was needed. I’ll get on it and you can choose what you want to use.