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Nice job, Kerouac.
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Thanks, but now there will be nothing more to see. We can expect the building to be under wraps for a few years.
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Originally Posted by IMDonehere
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During our first trip to Paris in 1972, my wife was admiring the wrought iron work on the doors to Notre Dame. A well-dressed man in his 60's engaged us in English and asked what we liked it about it. We said something to the effect regarding the beauty and craftsmanship. And then he asked us to have coffee with him. At the end I said, "While we appreciate the coffee, why did you ask us to join you?"He said, "I always grateful to Americans for what they did for France during the wars." I said, "Obviously we were too young to have fought." "Of course, but go back home and tell people what they did was not forgotten." My first trip to Paris coincided with NASA's first trip to the moon. Everywhere we went, when they heard we were American, the Parisians would excitedly talk about the space flight and report to us what they'd heard on the news that day - all was well, almost there, so wonderful, etc. In all my trips there I never experienced any of the alleged animosity that the French supposedly held towards Americans. I suspect your Parisian friend was not alone in his feelings. |
Originally Posted by quokka
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Holy crap. There are really more important matters to worry about now than tourists. Paris is not just a theme park.
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Thank you, Kerouac. Yes, it could have been much worse. But wow. :unsure:
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Thanks for posting your photos, kerouac.
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Joke of the day : our President in an adress to the TV tonight promised full restauration of Notre Dame within 5 years. Five years..
To give a comparison the restoration work of the Cathedral of Reims which was partially destroyed in 1916 is still going on. I knew he had his limits in a number of subjects but to this point.. The problem ( which is also our problem ) is that he really believes in what he says. The brick layers, the construction workers who cared to listen to his speech had a good laugh I'm sure. |
Thank you, Kerouac. 👍✌🇫🇷
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Originally Posted by Askar01
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Joke of the day : our President in an adress to the TV tonight promised full restauration of Notre Dame within 5 years. Five years..
To give a comparison the restoration work of the Cathedral of Reims which was partially destroyed in 1916 is still going on. I knew he had his limits in a number of subjects but to this point.. The problem ( which is also our problem ) is that he really believes in what he says. The brick layers, the construction workers who cared to listen to his speech had a good laugh I'm sure. |
It took four years for the south transept of York Minster in the 1980s ( https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-...shire-28112373 ), but this looks like both transepts plus the nave. Also sounds like there was a lot of work that needed doing even before the fire.
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Thank you, K, for those photos.
We head to Paris in a couple of weeks. This is not our first trip, so we've seen it many times, but that in no way minimizes the hurt we feel and the magnitude of the tragedy. I still recall our October 2001 visit, a month after 9/11, when the people in Paris were so empathetic to our own national tragedy. My French is bad, but anyone who talks to me this trip will know my feelings of sadness and support. I am 72, and like Flannerunk, I fully expect to enter ND again in my lifetime. It's now on my bucket list. ssander |
Originally Posted by Askar01
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Joke of the day : our President in an adress to the TV tonight promised full restauration of Notre Dame within 5 years. Five years..
To give a comparison the restoration work of the Cathedral of Reims which was partially destroyed in 1916 is still going on. I knew he had his limits in a number of subjects but to this point.. The problem ( which is also our problem ) is that he really believes in what he says. The brick layers, the construction workers who cared to listen to his speech had a good laugh I'm sure. |
"Things fall apart." Yeats.
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Just for the record, I added a few new photos to my report, taken this afternoon.
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kerouac, thanks for your photos.
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Originally Posted by Askar01
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Joke of the day : our President in an adress to the TV tonight promised full restauration of Notre Dame within 5 years. Five years..
To give a comparison the restoration work of the Cathedral of Reims which was partially destroyed in 1916 is still going on. I knew he had his limits in a number of subjects but to this point.. The problem ( which is also our problem ) is that he really believes in what he says. The brick layers, the construction workers who cared to listen to his speech had a good laugh I'm sure. Wanting something to be done and promising something will be done are two different things. Did he actually promise to have it done in 5 years or simply say he wants it done in 5 years? |
Metro station Cité has reopened, along with the surrounding streets.
The experts are tending to say more and more that the 5-year target date can be at least partially met -- in other words, Notre Dame should be able to reopen while renovation work continues. |
We have been going over every day. The access streets to the Isle are now more open and the cafes and restaurants are full. It is almost business as usual.......the square right in front of the towers is closed off......so many people over the holiday weekend, but, a bit quieter today.
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They were supposed to be putting plastic sheeting over the cathedral today before we get some rain in the next couple of days. They will be building a bigger roof with scaffolding as soon as they can, and that will be in place for a few years.
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