Amiens

Small town of Amiens, France

After a few days in Paris we traveled out of the city to experience the small town France. We stayed in a quaint little town called Amiens. The third Notre Dame cathedral is housed in the center of the town and brings tourists to the location. (The other claim to fame for Amiens is the invention of the macaroon cookie). I was really lucky to have a view of the Amiens cathedral right out my window. When we arrived the first evening I just stood against the railing of my hotel balcony and starred at the cathedral as the bells were chiming. It was lovely.

On a normal night in the summer time as soon as the sun sets and it gets dark the people of the town put on a light show. The original colors that were painted on the cathedral when it was built project up onto the white stone building appearing to the audience with full color. We thought that the projection show would still be going, but it had ended a few weeks before. We saw some pictures of the lit up cathedral and that seemed to be just fine. After experiencing both the city of Paris and small town of Amiens I think that all travelers to France need to experience both.

Notre Dame Amiens