Our luck has started to run out.
After many days of superb weather we have now had 2 days of showers in Paris though still not enough to keep us away from the sights and sounds of this great city.
After breakfast and a Skype conversation back home we used the Metro to get to Montmartre - it seemed that everyone who was up and about in Paris had the same idea from the crowds that were there!
As you walk up the street lined with souvenir shops the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris, commonly known as Sacré-Cœur Basilica comes into view standing majestically atop of the hill.
From the terrace in front of the Basilica one gets a gorgeous view out over the city but the view does not show two of the other famous monuments.
One needs to move around the hill a little to bring the Eiffel Tower into view and also the Notre Dame.
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| The tower through the trees |
On the walk back down from the basilica we came across a glorious garden that had more colour in it than any other garden I can recall seeing.
Returning to the apartment for a late lunch and to catch up on the ABs performance allowed a load of washing to be put through before we ventured out again to La Fayette department store on Boulevard Haussman.
The crowds in the store were enormous (there was rain about it has to said), a store that is made up of high class, high value products from the famous houses of France.
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| Not an opera house but a department store |
There was even a gourmet food section with prices on products at least 50% higher than seen around Paris.
Back on the metro to Trocadero, the area directly across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower and which gives superb views of the tower and the grassed area directly behind the tower for a final look at one of the great monuments of Europe.
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| Notre Dame as seen from Trocadero |
A walk along the banks of the Seine and into the Invalides finished another day in paradise.
Tomorrow it is au revoir to Paris, France & Europe as we catch a mid morning Eurostar to London
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