St. Denis Basilica - Burial Place of French Kings

We took the metro to St. Denis Basilica which has the importance of being the first structure to use Gothic architecture. The original part was built in 1144. The other importance is that St. Denis has been the burial spot of nearly every king and queen of France from the 10th century to the 19th century. It was here that the queens of France were crowned.

View from behind the altar.

If you look closely, you can see what looks like a ladder hanging in the centre of the picture. This is a modern work of stained glass. You can see the reflection of the coloured pieces on the wall beside the ladder.

One of the first rose windows.

Burial chamber

There were dozens of these marble necropolises of kings and queens of France.

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Finishing off France - Les Beaux Villages

We finished off the French leg of the trip by visiting a number of lovely villages in the areas of France, bordering the Mediterranean and just north of the Spanish border. Le Canal du Midi Joe beside the canal near where we spend Easter weekend. The castle at Carcassonne

Sunday: A Day of Rest

Today we took it a little easier, enjoying a wonderful buffet breakfast at our hotel before heading out to Cubbon Park which was created in 1870. In the park and surrounding it, there were a number of buildings from the colonial days, now being swallowed up by the modern city. We walked about thirty minutes from our hotel to the park (not a small feat given the traffic and lack of functioning pedestrian crossing lights) and then had a leisurely stroll through the gardens. Many Bengalureans were doing the same. We also visited an Indian crafts shop on the way to the gardens. The final photo is from our hotel room.

विश्रम् - Vishram

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