Friday 13 December 2013

Chartres

About an hour from Paris is the pretty gothic town Chartres, with its ancient cathedral.

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I took the train out and hoofed it around town one day last fall (hence the green). It was lovely, if not a little uninspired. There's not a whole lot going on aside from the church, but the tourist office gives you a nice map to explore the rest of the town on foot.

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Many of the stained glass windows are original from the 13th century, and a gorgeous shade of blue.

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Well, that's uplifting.

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The day was flat and overcast, so I put some filters to use to make things a bit more interesting and contrasty.

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How very goth.

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