LOVE this review and post. We really didn't see Chartres at her best, but our lunch at le Pichet 3 was indeed memorable! You were in my thoughts while I was visiting sunny Chartres, Nancy! It was so different from when we were there in the pouring rain. I'll try to join you if you go in September. Then, we could finally see La Maison Picassiette.
You should be careful about describing all these wonderful trips based from Paris, or I'm really going to take you up on your incredibly generous offer of a place to stay You're always welcome, Bridget! I hope that you'll come for a visit once you finish your Ph.
You're planning a May-June trip? That's wonderful news! By the way, it's the first night of Les Heures Heureuses de Paris and it's pouring. Does that remind you of anything? Gorgeous, I've been to Chartres but I think I just saw the cathedral too. I'd love to see that light show. And you learn something every day re: boule - boulanger! Gwan, We learned all kinds of interesting things from our guide - like the origin of the word bank and the reason why butchers used to wear green clothes, like surgeons do now.
You haven't mentioned the canal walk. Chartres is one of my favourite places and the cathedral is just stunning. I haven't seen the sound and light show though. But I do have a cabochon from one of the stained glass windows in my house in Blois! You're right. I should have mentioned the canal walk, Rosemary, but I didn't actually go there this time since the theme of the visit was gastronomy.
Any chance that you've written a blog post about the canal walk? If so, I'll add a link to it in my post. Wow, thank you for sharing about the "Lights of Chartres. I visited the cathedral back in and have been wanting to go back to see how much progress has been made with the restoration work. I highly recommend taking one of Malcolm Miller's tours of the cathedral, a tip I got from Rick Steves' guidebook.
