John and I gave eachother a roundtrip in Europe last Christmas. We went over in May, - Hmm... what's that about Paris in the springtime? ;) Anyhow, - we did more than that we drove Paris, - Brussels, - Amsterdam, Edam, the Moselle, - Reims, and back to Paris. I'm not sure WHY I insisted on going to Reims. Of course it's smack in the middle of the Champagne area. :), - but I felt that I "had" to see the cathedral of Reims. And wow! There is no words to describe that. The most famous of all of the sculptures on the outside of the church is l'ange au sourire, - the smiling angel. And truely. The sculpures are all amazing. They are all made around 1250, - and they were the first sculpures that actually had facial expressions and body language. And this lady SOES seem to have a little snicker around her mouth, - looking at the clerical guy next to her? But.... *more*

... then there was "her". In anymosity just having a ball up there! :)

... ooops.. too quick on the trigger here! :) "She" doesn't have a name. She isn't famous, and se was so severely damaged by bombs during the last war, that she has lost one of her wings, - and her cape too! They replaced her cape... I guess for decency! :) But she still has only one wing. But look at her face! :) I think there is a reason for that. If her famous sister is called the smiling angel, - SHE is truely the "mischivious angel" :) Britt

L'ange criminale, lol. Le dernie guerre est une artocit mes les anges a survivant sur tout les temps, mal ou bon. Les photos et les anges est brilliant Madame. Merci. ry

Slynk, you talking Buffalo Speak again? lol (",)

..slenko is on drugs again, but they are paying, so why not. I'm sucker for these kind of pics, would like to spot these statues and use in my works. .n

Enjoying your work and the history of places otherwise unknownst to me that you bring us.....please keep posting.