time was very tight . . . we did spend time inside , but did not climb the spire .
the glass work inside is beyond words , however one of the most moving moments for me was to go down into the original foundation and put my hands into the rocks and dirt that some guy labored on hundreds of years ago .
i still can't even wrap my head around all the smaller sculptures that adorn the exterior . how do they carve that stuff and how do they replicate each of those with such accuracy ? the full size religious figures are each works of art in their own right .
that old archway from AD 50 roman empire time provides some interesting comparison / contrast .
i guess this stuff really hits me hard because i live in a place that didn't even have white people as little as 150 years ago . i mention this as a chronological comparison , not to diminish the lives and accomplishments of the people who lived here before .
i will be going back . . .