Day 5 / Flea Market, Notre Dame and meeting a teacher from Georgia! Grand finalé - Eiffel Tower in Lights.

Today, I started out early by going to the Catacombs again (second try), but it appeared to be several hours of waiting in line, and there are so many other things to see, I moved on to the Flea Market. 

Now, I've been to a lot of Flea Markets, but I've never seen an entire market full of really amazing trinkets. Each item seemed special and unique. There were metal and leather stamping supplies, jewelry, old paintings, and all kinds of French tableware. It would take an entire day to see everything. It's a good thing this market ended at noon!

 

Next stop - Notre Dame Cathedral!

 

Notre-Dame was among the first buildings in the world to use the flying buttresses, althought they were not in the original construction. They were added at a later date.  These flying buttesses are arched exterior supports for the building. 

A flying buttress, close-up.

 

Interior of Notre Dame Cathedral.

The famous stained glass Rose windows!

 

 

Notre Dame Cathedral from the back.

After posing for the above picture, I met Susan, a fellow teacher from Georgia! She asked me about my fellowship, and that's what started our conversation. She had some great advice about how she teaches about France and architecture. I'm looking forward to her emails once I get back home.

In Paris, there is always time for a grand finalé for the evening. I can't seem to get enough of the Eiffel Tower. Here's another pic of the tower over the Seine River!

Bonne Nuit! ("Good night!" in French)