I have a new favorite church

[klwilliams]

Eglise St. Etienne-du-Mont, on the corner of Rue Clovis and Rue Clotilde (Clovis is the first Merovingian king, and Clothilde was his queen.), across the street from the Partheon. This church is absolutely beautiful, both inside and out. My camera battery died right when we got there, so I don't have many pictures, but I'll see what I can find on the internets. Or just go back. It's a working church, with many chapels, a gorgeous ceiling, and lots of wonderful touches here and there. There's even part of the cloister still there, which is now a big open room. Blaise Pascal is buried there. I love this church.

The Partheon was beautiful, but cold and sterile after St. Etienne-du-Mont. We also went to Eglise St. Sulprice, which was beautiful, too, and Eglise Germain des Pres, which was under construction, thus disappointing. Still, we wandered through the sixth arrondissement on a beautiful warm fall day, ate a lovely lunch (Chaz had gizzards and goose fat, I had an apple tart), and I am happy.