Paris Trip Friday 27 January 2006
Sacre Coeur and Musee Montmartre
I got up early and walked up to Basilique de Sacre Coeur to take some pictures of Paris in the early light.
Sadly, it was very misty so there wasn't too much of a view. I managed to get lost trying to get back to the hotel, Montmartre can be quite confusing, and I ended up taking the Metro back to Jules Joffrin station next to the hotel, including having to change once. I really must have been quite lost.
I returned to find Meredith ready for breakfast, and we ate our usual coffe and croissants before catching the Metro down to Montparnasse to visit the Montparnasse tower and the Henri Cartier Bresson Foundation.
Unfortunately, the mistiness persisted and the view from the Montparnasse was hazy and dull. It must be great on a nice day. We enjoyed coffee at the tower before walking in the bitter cold to HCB which was closed.
Again, we took the Metro to Trocadero to get a day view of the Eiffel Tower. I shot a few pictures of the tower brooding under a grey cloudy sky.
We stopped at Lina's Cafe for a light lunch and enjoyed some excellent toasted sandwiches and coke and coffee. The must have been a nearby school as while we were there, a mob of schoolkids descended and took over the place.
After our lunch, we decided to head back to Montmartre and visit the Musee Montmartre. Musee Montmartre is near the Lapin Agile where Picass is rumored to have hung out, though no one was there when we passed. We enjoyed the exhibits at Musee Montmartre, including a couple of Renoir sketches and a few paintings by Utrillo and Utter.
By now we were quite tired, so we headed back to the hotel, stopping to buy food locally, and also hit the pharmacie for more actifed for our colds.
