Thx, ppigeon... I did know better, I've seen both Notre Dame and Chartrês twice. There's not excuse for it really, except that on this occasion I visited both in the same day!
I don't know why, but I feel like making a flying buttress joke. Unfortunately I don't know any. Okay, a little research later I came across this one:
“Are you a pillar of the church?”
“No, I’m a flying buttress—I support it from the outside.” :)
Nicely captured and framed with the trees. A good view of the cathedral.
~Eubeen Hadd