The choir during mass was angelic.

Did you see Quasi Motto?

Bell Ringer ?

I climbed to the top of it once ... what a thrilling experience it was ... It's very cool to note that this is a 1,000 year old building . . .

Thanks for sharing, HD . . .

Looks like you had a great trip HD. Thanks for the pics. This one especially brings back a great memory. A few years ago, I was walking around Paris for the first time one night. I knew Notre Dame was in the vicinity, but it was not destination so to speak. Well I happened on it and there was such beautiful music coming from inside. I just had to go in. So I sat and listened to the choir, then the Mass, which was in Latin. I am not often moved to tears, but at that moment, I was. The moment was just so much larger than me. It was pretty powerful stuff.

My understanding is that, at the time of its construction, good building basic rule was that for foundation, you dug down one foot for every foot you were going up

Herfidore,

As it turns out, this was Sunday morning and mass was taking place. I attended and they do allow cameras. I filmed a bit of the inside and the incredible stained glass but it was more to capture the choir. The sound was angelic.

Thank you, HD. Wonderful photos.

Now go visit Spain next.

#7 That's cool you got to experience that. Are you home now, or still in Europe?

#8 Spain is phenomenal. Barcelona is great, but I really fell in love with Madrid.

Spain is OK but they all speak Mexican.

I have corporate offices in Madrid and Barcelona so Spain isn't out of the question.

I got home Monday afternoon. Unfortunately for my wife, as I was flying home on Air France, the headlines read "Air France trans-atlantic flight missing." Quite a scare for a few moments.

Good to know it's still holding up, Herfi.

I haven't visited Spain since I was 10.

Mom's from Barcelona, I'm from Madrid, most of dad's folks from Cadiz/Sevilla, and TW's a douche.

HD, I envy you. That's a great job you have!

douche?

isn't that french for "on guard I will fight you till the death or until I fear I may lose"?

The word "douche" comes from the French language, in which its principal meaning is a shower (it is thus a notorious false friend encountered by non-native speakers of English; The word "douche" is also used in English as a derogatory slang term

TW, funny thing is even though Spanish is my second language, I speak it quite fluently. But I speak the Spanish from Mexico and Central and South America. They have words in Spain I had never even heard of . I was like, que?

Bloody, if I ever get the chance to go back I want to visit Sevilla.

I understand that Sevilla has a lot of fun festivals & attractive women... You'll enjoy. LOL

Don't feel bad about not understanding Castellano completely, I would be in the same boat. There are quite a few variations of spanish among the regions as well.

Very unique campus in South Bend. Football games are great there.

herfidore my wife is from puerto rico. She has a friend from Mexico. Sometimes they use words that eachother do not understand or have different meaning.

One word (not sure what it is) means drinking straw to my wife but means **** to her little Mexican friend. It is all arousing... I mean amusing.

My wifes dad, a Puerto Rican raised in the Bronx then back to PR to have kids and now a typical Californian travels central and south america giving seminars. He says they all have their own verisons of Spanish.

The spanish speak mexican worse than the English speak American.

Did you see touchdown Jesus?