Ground Zero outside of Notre Dame, Paris

Outside of Notre Dame is a small round brass marker. It is the place from which all distances are measured in France. Paris is not in the exact center of France, but the French see it as if it is. It is like America's centering life on Washington, D.C. But, it is a pleasing thought that the center of a country is in the square of a church. The marker, however, pre-dates the church. In the bottom picture you will see that I wore my old shoes to hoof Paris. While one wishes to look nice in France (the French look good) you need well broken in shoes for all of the walking. Notre Dame was only a couple of blocks from our apartment, but there was lots more to see and miles to go each day.