Hello, beauty

For as long as I can remember — even before we moved to Paris, when we used to visit and dream about living here — Saint-Sulpice church has been under scaffolding. But, when I walked by last week, I was so surprised and delighted to find the famously mismatched towers uncovered! Finally, after eleven years!

According to this article from La Croix, the towers have been covered since 1999 because of danger from falling stones. They needed the time to raise the 28 million Euros necessary for the restoration.

Saint-Sulpice is famous among Da Vinci code fans, but here's my favorite fact about the church: Its five bronze bells have names–Thérèse, Caroline, Marie, Henriette, and Louise.