tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121828276851966950.post8528730603635170470..comments2023-04-02T12:58:58.364+02:00Comments on Oui Blog: Cluny, Pantheon and St. GenevieveBeth and Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08290736621457743702noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121828276851966950.post-43794936253684830042011-04-24T19:09:55.657+02:002011-04-24T19:09:55.657+02:00We just watched a story about Notre Dame. It was ...We just watched a story about Notre Dame. It was very interesting. They said that gargoyle is derived from the French for gargle and that's the noise they make when the rain runs through them as down spouts. They also said Victor Hugo's Hunchback helped save Notre Dame. It was a wreck and going to be demolished when a supporter got Hugo to help. He wrote the book with a chapter that had a glowing description of the cathedral and history says those 10 pages saved the church. We noticed the photo of Hugo's grave.<br /><br />Please do not live Paris without trying the cassis. Trust me you will not be disappointed.susanonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05550409420242413227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121828276851966950.post-91202294703541890862011-04-24T12:00:50.134+02:002011-04-24T12:00:50.134+02:00I did not try the cassis, sorry, but I have tried ...I did not try the cassis, sorry, but I have tried almost every other flavor!<br />We are still in the apartment for five more days, then some posh hotels in France, The Netherlands and Italy and then on to our Villa in Florence with the olive groves and swimming pool!<br />I did try the Calvados! So delicious, but it definitely had an effect since I am such a lightweight.Beth and Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08290736621457743702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121828276851966950.post-88706335890743191412011-04-23T21:19:11.233+02:002011-04-23T21:19:11.233+02:00So glad you made it to the Cluny. I love that mus...So glad you made it to the Cluny. I love that museum. But most important did you try the cassis ice cream? Tell me you did and then describe it in great detail so I may live vicariously through you. So jealous. Are you still in your apartment or was that over when you left for Brittany? Are you in some lush hotel now? When you were in Normandy did you try the Calvados? Did you like it?susanonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05550409420242413227noreply@blogger.com