Notre Dame Cathedral is a Divine Assembly

Even before I headed to the airport for my scheduled flight to France, I have been repeating to myself that there was no way that I would miss the renowned Notre-Dame Cathedral. I couldn't indeed forgive myself if that regrettably happened. Lucky enough, amidst our tight and tiring business meetings, a French companion brought me to the place that was the setting of one of Victor Hugo's famed work of fiction (The Hunchback of Notre-Dame).

Beautifully set in front of the Seine River, the full spectacle of the cathedral makes up for a lovely postcard. Imagine a Gothic architecture, a lush garden of trees that surrounds, and the classic cloudless skies of Paris; who would not be riveted by such an aesthetic grace? Good thing, I brought with me my reliable camera to capture a lifetime remembrance. While taking pictures, I witnessed that from whatever direction, Notre-Dame Cathedral did not fail to pose a pleasant landscape.

Inside the cathedral, every voyager is privileged to ascend to the towers to have a full sight of the gargoyles and an assortment of inventive objects in a small museum. The rose windows currently installed are also remarkable and still resemble the original stained-glass windows that were the remnants of the old assembly.

Every year and everyday, the cathedral is crowded with voyagers who want to take a view of the world-renowned heavenly structure. It has surpassed a number of fires, defilement, bombs, and embezzlement, but stands marvelously still --counting more years to observe the unfolding of the French history as it has always done for the last eight centuries.