The city’s sensuality taunted me during our stay, seducing me with pleasures I didn’t completely understand and which were just out of reach. After a month of traveling in Europe with my mother and brothers, I was frankly weary of visiting churches. The musical heart of the cathedralTo understand the power of the mighty organ at Notre-Dame, all you had to do was stand outside. We typically make our way through the Marais and toward the Pont Louis Philippe to cross the Seine. No matter how many times we’ve seen the ivory towers of Notre-Dame soar above the tip of the Île St.-Louis, they are always breathtaking.

Source: New York Times April 16, 2019 18:56 UTC