Montmartre & St.-Germain-des-Pres, Sept 25

 

Sept 25

Another day of over 4 miles of walking! Beautiful weather. 

 We started the day with croissants from down the  Our main goal today was the area of Montmartre. It took us a little while to find the entrance to La Cite Metro, but we it and it took us all the way to Barbes-Rochechouart Metro. From there, we walked to the Funicular and took it up to Sacre Coeur which was very crowded. We opted not to wait in the long line in the full sun to get into the basilica. The view of Paris was a bit hazy. 

After a bit, we took a touristy little train around Montmartre. It was a little hokey, but only 10 Euros each and it did wind us around the neighborhood which was good, especially as it is so hilly. A highlight was the cabaret "Lapin Agile" as the play by Steve Martin, Picasso at the Lapin Agile is one of our favorites. (Picasso meets Einstein....and Elvis!)

Lapin Agile

We found an excellent creperie where we each had a gallette. (The Comptoir Breizh) Mark found it on Trip Advisor which gave it 5 stars and so did we.

Next we took the Abbesses Metro (the deepest in Paris - so many stairs down!) to Sevres Sebastopol in the Saint-Germain-des-Pres district which was a bit further from our flat than we'd have liked. 

As a break, we went into the super posh store, Le Bon Marche and had coffee and split an apple-pear tart at the Rose Cafe, recommended by Christopher Kimble.

Ceiling of Le Bon Marche

From there, we walked a short distance to Le Grande Epicerie, a huge, gourmet (expensive) grocery store which was very interesting. 

Mark in The Rose Cafe

Then - a long walk home and a puzzle to figure out how to use the washing machine and then put the drying rack together. We never figured out the rack and think it has a piece missing.