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[vr_trakowski]

Well, I should have finished this one around Christmas, but it kind of got shoved to the side. But what's a season between friends?

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[tres_mechante.livejournal.com]

The distinction between a labyrinth and a maze escaped me when I first read about them, and was responsible for nearly getting me kicked out of Chartres Cathedral, but that's another story...

Um...I'd like to hear that story... ;-)

[vr-trakowski.livejournal.com]

Heh, be careful what you ask for!

Well, I hadn't grasped the fact that a labyrinth is generally a flat pattern rather than something 3-D, so to speak. So when we were visiting Chartres, I asked the ladies in the gift shop where the labyrinth was located. Between my execrable French and their vague English, I thought it was located in the cellar, such as it was, and sort of snuck downstairs.

The basement of Chartes is creepy.

Anyway, I got caught and almost tossed out, but I put on my best innocent, plaintive, idiot-tourist attitude, and it was finally made clear that the labyrinth was located IN the floor of the sanctuary, not under it--I just couldn't see it because it was covered with chairs due to the need for additional seating for some event. In fact, I never did see it.

My brother may still be disappointed that I didn't get thrown out...while he was watching. :P

[tres_mechante.livejournal.com]

::giggles:: Oh I love it! Yeah, that's the kind of adventure that awaits me, I'm sure...given my questionable knowledge of the French language - and even more questionable Italian! LOL

I'm hoping to see the labyrinth if I get out to Chartres.

OMG!! 1 month, 2 weeks and 1 day until I leave... ::starts hyperventilating::

[vr-trakowski.livejournal.com]

My memory's a little fuzzy on the details at this point--we saw a lot of cathedrals on that trip--but if it isn't covered in chairs, it's in the back end of the sanctuary, right in the middle.

Just don't ask the gift-shop ladies. :P

Remember to double-check your health insurance's portability before you go!