A few weeks ago we were in Montmartre (a neighborhood in Paris up on a hill) and walked up to the Sacre-Coeur basilica. We wanted to go back because we had skipped the neighborhoods of Montmartre and even though last time Chris got his life changing chicken/fish sandwich at the Chicken Stop, this time we wanted to see some beautiful views and historic artistic neighborhoods.
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Thrilled to be on the metro.
The metro stop in Montmarte has at least a million steps to get to street level.
This time we followed the Parisians and took the elevator. |
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| Stranger with a backpack blocking the view from the top of the hill. |
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| So many stairs. |
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| Luke decided this was much more efficient than the actual stairs. It wasn't. |
We visited the church of St. Pierre. In stark contrast to sacre-couer and most of the other churches we have visited, it was almost empty. It was nice to have a quiet moment to walk around and enjoy the beauty. The stained glass windows have been redone and had a lot more bright reds and yellows than other windows we've seen. The church has a statue of St. Denis who was beheaded by the Romans in the third century and then, according to legend, carried his head down the north side of Montmartre before collapsing.
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| Isaac doing his best beheaded selfie. |
Montmartre used to be its own village and was full of vineyards. Now this small area is all that is left.
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| "The Frisky Rabbit" - the oldest cabaret in Paris |
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| Stupid diabetes |
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| Taking our kids to the Moulin Rouge |
On our way home we stopped by the church to do some study abroad related business and then got a treat at a boulangerie (bakery). I'm just showing off my vast knowledge of the French language.
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| Isaac taking advantage of the free wifi at the church. |
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| Isaac and a chocolate eclair. |
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Taking a treat break.
I had a piece of cake that was really not very good
so I was feeling pretty disappointed. |
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