A light show on the cathedral at night was spectacular!
Constantly changing.
Little animated figures are “building” the cathedral.
The figures in the light shows actually danced.
More lights around town.
Chartres was more than just the cathedral but a well preserved medieval town.
This bridge looks quite a bit different at night.
Chartres has to keep up to date!
One of the light show projectors is the black box at the bottom.
Malcolm Miller—The foremost authority on Chartres Cathedral was our tour guide. We had a tour with him 32 years ago. “I do not compete with babies,” (Carla) he said at the time.
The South Rose Window. The windows are actively been cleaned—bringing out their colors in full glory.
The cathedral is being cleaned to its original white stone—not without controversy.
Malcolm
Christ sitting in judgement.
Lunch at a creperie.
School kids
A visit to a stained glass museum showing old and contemporary works.
More Salade Niçoise—a favorite.
The light show was all over town. We were guided by a trail of blue lights in the sidewalk.
Another church participated.
On the road to château country.
Leonardo da Vinci spent his last years in Amboise.
Francis I receiving the last breath of Leonardo da Vinci in 1519, by Ingres.
