After a quick boat ride we got to Notre Dame, which is on a small island in the middle of the Seine. It is an absolutely breathtaking cathedral. The first stones for the church were laid in 1163. There are numerous portals outside and inside the church that had been built over 600 years. Each has a special significance and meaning. For instance, the doors are adorned with foliage that links wood planks together to form fences that represent the entrance of the Garden of Paradise once more open to mankind. Upon entering the church you are immediately overwhelmed with the length and height of the interior. The light comes only from the huge stained glass windows along the walls and around the ceiling, and the literally hundreds of candles of offering burning in each portal. This has to be the most beautiful, historic church we have ever seen.
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