Paris - Day One - Montmartre

Last Thursday we traveled by high speed train to Paris.  Grace had two days off of school, so wanted to make the most of our time.  The train ride is less then an hour and a half.

We found a small apartment in the Montmartre area of Paris, in the 18th Arrondissement.  Paris is broken into different numbered areas.

We were literally 3 blocks from Sacre Coeur, so we started our Paris visit there.  Sacre Coeur is the highest point in Paris.

And along with the highest point comes a lot of steps! We skipped the steps with a trip up the Funiculaire.

But even after that ride up, we still had a lot of stairs to climb.... you can see Matt huffing it up with a stroller!

To read up on Sacre Coeur, visit the Wikipedia entry here:  Sacre Coeur  It was really beautiful inside, but you're not allowed to take pictures on the interior.  We also opted to skip the views from the Dome with two little ones in tow.  But the view from the steps is impressive anyway.  Even more so on a beautiful day, I imagine.

Our girls

Here is a shot of the famous steps....

 At the bottom of the hill was a beautiful, old double decker Merry Go Round, which the girls enjoyed.

 

 

After a spin on the Merry Go Round, and some pigeon chasing in the square, we walked around the Montmartre area awhile before finding a place for dinner.  Here is my tour guide finding all the important things to see and do:

Here is a link to all of the pictures from our first day in Paris:  Day One - Montmartre