we're in rouen at moment. heading to dieppe for the weekend. stayed here last night and went for lovely morning walk with maynard while jj slept. lots of beamed houses and more than one gothic cathedral.
Rouen cathedral is famous not only for being very gothic, but also for being the cathedral that monet painted, several paintings at a time, with different lights of the day. according to wikipedia, a church was present on the site as early as late 300’s. it was rebuilt many times because of various incidents, including being struck by lightning several times. what does it say about a church that it has been struck by lightning so many times? maybe just that it’s very tall and it’s in a location where there are many storms...
jj and p both have colds and i'm hoping not to get it for my first week of work.
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I believe joan of arc was burned there, too.
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