My only previous visit to Notre-Dame was 30 years ago. Before I took up photography as a hobby. Long before the fire. That time, I visited in the evening, during a choir performance, and I remember it as a beautiful experience. Ever since the restoration was completed, I have been keen to see it again. It was the one thing I was determined to do on this trip. You should never try to recreate the past, but timings were such that I was again visiting in the evening. Probably fortunate, as the long snake of queue barriers outside suggested that waits during the day are long. Not so at 8pm, I was able to walk straight in, although it was still fairly busy. No choir this time. It was also more brightly lit than I remembered. That took away a little from the mood, but did help with photography. There is also a lot to show off. Everywhere was pristine stone and colourful decoration.
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