Day 35: Walking with philipe

We met philipe on the steps of le opera. He was touring us on theatre, fashion and history in a pink vest- need I say more? He was great. He told us stories of king Luis and Napoleon among others. The opera house was built by Napoleon and was used by the public to gather and share gossip. He showed us the street where the most expensive jewelry was sold- they didn't even have price tags on their items cos if you ask the price you can't afford it so we window shopped. We also stood in the square where the most expensive living quarters are as well as the Ritz hotel which costs 45 000 euro per night!!! Wtf? Some of the best designer lables were either side of us. We also went to the royal Gardens and learnt that back in the day these were open to the public with the exception that you had to look nice to enter them. This started a new trade- selling smart attire along the garden gates!  The gardens were lovely esp on this sunny Paris day. We frolicked and chased a man who was jogging inan orange t shirt and matching knee-highs for a photo. We looked at a beaut fountain that was ruined by the image of a man peeing in it and then drinking from it... Yes that happened. We strolled through the Louvre admiring, then to notre dame to start a second tour with philipe- the notre dame tour.  The building is impressive. It is the biggest church in Paris after all. It's interesting how due to the fact that it took do long to build, you can see the change in architecture style as you go up the building and as your eyes move over it front to back. The front of the church displays lessons regarding good and evil, virtues and velocies, heaven and hell. Women were not allowed to enter the church in the early days for they were considered the devil. The church is gothic style with gargoyles and spikes decorating the towers. Another noteworthy is that the doors were designed to be separated with a post between them so one could not enter through the middle of the doorway. Entering to one side ensures he leaves his ego behind. However a door to the side was created for the king to enter which was not separated. This door is today, ironically, is the VIP entry...