The Cafe Life in Chartres

Besides being the home of the quintessential Gothic cathedral, Chartres is also a very charming French town. Its population is about 40,000 but can swell to more than 100,000 during the tourist season.

We had lunch in a cafe. Look at the bread our ham and cheese sandwiches came on! We saw lots of people carrying loaves of bread like this bought from the bakeries that seem to be on every block.

The French like flowers and other beautiful things in all kinds of places.

These tiles were on the public sidewalk.

These pyramid-shaped trees were standing at attention in a cemetery. 

Luke and John up by the Cathedral.

Watching the world go by at another cafe in Chartres. We saw all kinds of people--students coming from school, moms pushing baby strollers, kids on bikes and scooters, older people hand in hand. Lots of skinny jeans. I think I could spend a major part of my life sitting in a cafe. 

But soon it will be onto Normandy.