A while back I was shopping at a budget book fair. I wandered through the stacks, all laid out on giant pallets as though the books would immediately be shipped off to another sale if they didn't find a home at this one. When I found the travel section I was sadly disappointed because a lot of the books were destination guidebooks. I still use them on occasion, but I was hoping to find some good reading instead. And then, tucked away on the corner of one of the pallets, I found Brian Payton...

About 15 months ago my father and I made a trip to Paris followed by a roadtrip to Normandy, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany. It was an amazing holiday and one I won't soon forget. It was a great time spent with my father doing something we both love: traveling.

One of the highlights of the trip for me was visiting Notre Dame Cathedral. When planning the trip I shrugged it off as something I'd like to see, but didn't think that it was exactly a vital part of the vacation. Needless to say...