Sorry for the break yesterday. There were some things going on with the blog that were questionable and I was unsure whether or not I had been hacked. The jury is still out on that, but the problem has been taken care of. So I had one of those “tech horror” days that end up being draining.
Today, I head into the city to work on Anastasia (I will be heading in for a few more visits in the coming week) but Don and I are still waking up at 5 am every morning, so I figured I’d get a post up for you.
More Paris. And I still have enough for one more Paris post before I take you to London.
The morning of our anniversary found us in the charming breakfast room of our hotel and Nora took our picture.
The Don persuaded a guy who worked for the hotel across the street to take our picture from the window of our room. I love this one.
We headed up to Montmartre for the day. I can’t get enough of these Paris Metro signs in their Art Nouveau glory.
See? Another 21.
Montmartre was once very rural and windmills were part of the agricultural life there. It’s very hilly with a bohemian past that is still in evidence. It’s absolutely charming.
The gargoyles represent comedy and tragedy.
Loved this sculpture emerging from a wall. The figure reminded me of Salvador Dali.
Can I live here?
We visited the Musée de Montmartre, which is a former complex of buildings where artists lived and worked, including my favorite, Renoir.
He painted this while living there.
We learned a lot about the history of Montmartre and had a bite to eat in this charming courtyard.
We headed up the hill to Sacre Coeur which sits high above Paris.
It was more crowded than usual because there was some sort of food festival going on. And it was hot – Paris was unseasonably warm that week. I’m not complaining – it was wonderful.
Paris from Sacre Coeur.
And then we headed back down. Montmartre is truly magical and there is much to explore beyond what we saw that day. I can’t wait to go back.
Near Sacre Coeur. One of several carousels we saw while in Paris.
One more Paris post to share with you tomorrow. Looking back at these photos makes me happy. I yearn to go back there. Paris has captured my heart.
Happy Sunday.