We (well I did) slept in a little later
this morning. After breakfast we hopped on the Metro and headed up
to the Montmarte area to see the Sacre Coeur (Sacred Heart) Basilica.
When you head to any French town, city, or district that begins with
“Mont”, you should not be shocked or surprised if you have to
walk up hill for a bit. This is the case with Montmarte, but in
exchange for a little bit of climbing you get great views.
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| Sacre Coeur |
We took some pictures of the view of
Paris, the people hanging out in front of the church and then visited
the Sacre Coeur cathedral. It is pretty nice, but what makes this
cathedral special is the exterior and the location. There are
cathedrals in Paris that no one visits (like Saint Eusache) that are
much more impressive than Sacre Coeur, even in its run down state.
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| Sacre Coeur |
We walked around Montmarte and
explored, stopping for lunch in a park, and a coffee in a restaurant.
The crowd was about what you would expect in an artsy area on a
beautiful Saturday, but it made it fun rather than a bother. It was
kind of like being at a fair.
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| Montmarte |
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| Montmarte - Ghost Town |
We hopped back on the Metro to the
Beaubourg/Les Halles
district toured Saint Eusache cathedral, grabbed and headed over to
the Pompidou Center. We didn't quite know what to expect, not sure
if it was a commercial building or some sort of public display. We
were quite pleased to find out that it was the “Pompidou Center –
the National Museum of Contemporary and Modern Art”. To say that
it was impressive would be quite an understatement.
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| Saint Eusache |
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| Beaubourg/Les Halles |
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| Pompidou Center |
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| Pompidou Center |
The
Pompidou Center building itself is kind of fun. When you go to visit
the museum you ride up in escalators that are in clear plastic tubes
on the outside of the building. You get quite a view just riding up
to the museum.
After
several hours we headed home to the apartment exploring Les Halles on the way, had a homemade omelet
and salad for supper, and called it an evening.
More photos on Picasa at this Link
Hope you are doing well,
Stephen &
Linda
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