Today we set out to visit some of Elizabeth's must do's in town. So after breakfast we headed out on the bus to Montmartre. We had Sacre Coeur and the Place du Tertre as our goal for this part of the day. Montmartre is very famous as the hangout for many of the most famous artists of the late 19th and early 20th century when it was still a village separated from Paris and thus a very inexpensive place to live. Today was forecast as rainy at time and blustery with quite a cool wind so we dressed more warmly, and we're glad we did.
On top of Montmartre the wind was howling and cold but we still managed to have our walkabout. Visiting Sacre Coeur and then Place du Tertre where on our way over we encountered the artist who created silhouettes with scissors and paper as you sat and posed. So we had him do both Deb and Elizabeth, I will leave it to them as to whether they see the light of the internet. Interestingly on the west side of the square there were several police who had detained a group of young women, Romanie?, and were searching them. It was pretty obvious that this wasn't the first time this happened as all were sort of smiling and cooperative. Lucky for the group of tourists in the square at the moment.
We then walked down the back and west sides of the hill to see well known sites, such as the Maison Rose, Renoir's garden, the Moulin a la Gallette, and the Bateau Lavoir where so many artists kept studios, like Picasso, and Braque. We had a nice lunch at a brasserie, Le Bruant, where the staff was exceptionally nice and the food was very good, then hopped on the bus towards the Bois de Boulogne and the Geary Museum with a stop over at the Arc de Triumph. Elizabeth wanted to go to the top to see the view so while Deb waited below we climbed the 294 spiraling steps up to the first level,
where we took a little breather. Then two shorter flights had us on top where the view is magnificent, this is the first time I've gone to the top and I was knocked out with the vistas. All of Paris is in view (other than our apartment which is hidden behind Montmartre) so I took a few pics. But we could see a squall headed our way so after a few minutes on top we headed back down. When we got to the bottom the sun was out but we could see wet pavement all over, fast moving squall that one. We linked up with Deb again and proceeded over to the Geary. It was closed of course, this being Tuesday, but Elizabeth got some pics of the impressive exterior.
Then we took the PC3 bus to the tram and home for a nice dinner of weisswurst and wine.
Today we set out to visit some of Elizabeth's must do's in town. So after breakfast we headed out on the bus to Montmartre. We had Sacre Coeur and the Place du Tertre as our goal for this part of the day. Montmartre is very famous as the hangout for many of the most famous artists of the late 19th and early 20th century when it was still a village separated from Paris and thus a very inexpensive place to live. Today was forecast as rainy at time and blustery with quite a cool wind so we dressed more warmly, and we're glad we did. 
On top of Montmartre the wind was howling and cold but we still managed to have our walkabout. Visiting Sacre Coeur and then Place du Tertre where on our way over we encountered the artist who created silhouettes with scissors and paper as you sat and posed. So we had him do both Deb and Elizabeth, I will leave it to them as to whether they see the light of the internet. Interestingly on the west side of the square there were several police who had detained a group of young women, Romanie?, and were searching them. It was pretty obvious that this wasn't the first time this happened as all were sort of smiling and cooperative. Lucky for the group of tourists in the square at the moment.
We then walked down the back and west sides of the hill to see well known sites, such as the Maison Rose, Renoir's garden, the Moulin a la Gallette, and the Bateau Lavoir where so many artists kept studios, like Picasso, and Braque. We had a nice lunch at a brasserie, Le Bruant, where the staff was exceptionally nice and the food was very good, then hopped on the bus towards the Bois de Boulogne and the Geary Museum with a stop over at the Arc de Triumph. Elizabeth wanted to go to the top to see the view so while Deb waited below we climbed the 294 spiraling steps up to the first level,
where we took a little breather. Then two shorter flights had us on top where the view is magnificent, this is the first time I've gone to the top and I was knocked out with the vistas. All of Paris is in view (other than our apartment which is hidden behind Montmartre) so I took a few pics. But we could see a squall headed our way so after a few minutes on top we headed back down. When we got to the bottom the sun was out but we could see wet pavement all over, fast moving squall that one. We linked up with Deb again and proceeded over to the Geary. It was closed of course, this being Tuesday, but Elizabeth got some pics of the impressive exterior.
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