Wednesday, March 26, 2014

My Favorite View of Paris

The Montmartre district of Paris is all kinds of entertaining.  It has the Moulin Rouge, streets full of sex shops, pub crawls in the evening, beautiful graffiti, squares full of artists, creepy men selling trains and mini Eiffel Towers, crappy souvenirs, and second-hand clothing sold in bulk.  How could you not love that?!  What's more, it's also the home to Sacré Cœur, a basilica atop the Montmartre hill.

Old pic. See if you can discover why.
Sure, the basilica is nice, but there's something magical about the view when you reach the basilica, and then turn around and look out at the city of lights. It's usually full of performers and tired travelers, all sitting and enjoying the view together.  You may even be harassed to buy a warm beer while you're sitting there. Don't accept, but enjoy that you have the option.

Can you see the human monkey in the background?
I love Paris and her dirty streets full of moderately-talented performers preaching love.  I know that this stop will always be a super-touristy one, but it's still one of my favorites.

Much love,
Angie

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