On a beautiful Spring evening in Paris, what better choice than to attend a violin concert at Sainte Chapelle. The violinist was Bertrand Cervera, violin soloist of the Orchestre National de France, and a member of Paris Classik – a music organization based in the Church Sainte-Chapelle, where it presents more than three hundred concerts a year. Monsieur Cervera played for almost an hour but it seemed liked minutes, so enthralled was the audience. The entire experience was beyond words – to hear a violin played with such passion and magnificence in one of the most beautiful settings in the world is indescribable.
Since it was such a warm evening, I strolled along the Seine for a bit after the concert. The area was claimed by the young this evening – picknicking with their French bread and wine, talking, and holding hands – just happy to be alive on such a day.
Just across the street, in the St Michel area, is the Shakespeare and Company bookstore. I had to literally fight my way through the crowds for a second visit to look for book bargains but found none this evening. The photo above is a café I've been looking for ever since I arrived in Paris. It was quite crowded tonight as you can see, but was one of our favorites last time Stan and I were in Paris.
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