A Special Day in the House of Quasi Modo

As we wandered over the Seine towards Notre Dame I heard the sound of scared choral music. We happened upon a jumbotron just in front of the cathedral streaming the "Angelus" of the new Pope Francis.

Inside Notre Dame there was another jumbotron playing on the high altar and about 40 flat screens around the cathedral showing live the ceremony for and Mass being said by Pope Francis. There were Parisian worshippers in the seating area in Notre Dame joining the service via satellite. Sadly, the number of tourists swarming through the cathedral outnumbered the worshippers about 5 to 1.

The machine you see pictured below with pictures of commemorative coins for sale and the stadium beside which I am standing are present for the 850 year anniversary of the Cathedral Notre Dame.