Chartres

    Our day in Chartres was wonderful! We spent two hours with Malcom Miller, an englishman who came to Chartres in his youth and never left. He took us through the iconography of the windows frame by frame which was fascinating, and very enlightening! We also looked closely at the famous gothic sculptures in the north and south portals.

They are currently repainting the interior of the Cathedral and it is beautiful!

        In our break, Stevens surprised us with a picnic on the hillside beside the cathedral where we could look out over the hills in the French sunshine. It was bliss! Cheese, bread, meats, chocolate--what more could you want?

     When we got back from Chartres in the evening, Alex and I met up with ANDREA DAVIS! She was gorgeous and already looking very confidant and parisian in her new city!