Musings of a Butterfly

Montmartre Flowers A French Bloody Mary? An afternoon in Montmartre Summer in Paris French balcony railing Flowers in Paris And if you let yourself be surprised? The hood Moulin Rouge Deserted Strumming strings near the Louvre A summer day in Montmartre Graffiti near Richard Lenoir metro station Where to this afternoon? Passing by a church near Hotel De Ville Haussmann Architecture A photographer...and a marriage Walking towards the river Shopfront in Montmartre Montmartre Time for a glass of Rose Bikes in Montmartre Le Metro! Japanese restaurant on Rue De La Roquette Cafe near Notre Dame

Nothing could have prepared me for the beauty and magnificence of Paris. There is a magic here that I feel as I walk through the old streets. A freedom that is difficult to grasp or describe. It feels as if all my life I have been searching for something that I had lost. I think I've found it. It fills me with wonder and a joy that I haven't felt in a long time. Yesterday I got out of the metro station at Les Halles in the 1st arrondissement and came out in front of the L'eglise Saint-Eustache, simply a masterpiece of Gothic architecture. As I looked up, my breath got caught in my chest as I inhaled deeply. How could I not be in awe? Mozart chose this place for his mother's funeral. Richelieu was baptized here, and Moliere was married here in the 17th century. Surrounded by culture and history so deep, so rich was I and all I could do for this moment was to sit  down on a bench and stare up at this beautiful church just as Enya's Deora Ar Mo Chroi played on my ...