She spent an afternoon exploring the Montmartre area on a two hour walking tour with Paris Walks. She began at the Abbesses metro stop with its Art Nouveau entryway.
The tour gradually wound up the steep hill with the tour guide pointing out many interesting sights along the way.
More than 30 windmills once ground wheat and pressed grapes on Montmartre. Only two remain.
This sculpture is in honor of Marcel Aymé's famous short story, Le Passe-Muraille or The Walker-Through-Walls.
At the top of the hill: Sacre-Coeur
Looking out over Paris
At the bottom of the hill. Note the three guys in the bottom middle of the page. They were running laps up and down these stairs.
What else has Flat Linda seen?
Antoine Lavoisier's lab at the Musée des Arts et Métiers
Opera Garnier - elements of this opera house inspired The Phantom of the Opera
She didn't get to see the underground lake but did see the auditorium ceiling which was painted by Marc Chagall.
Arc de Triomphe
Champs-Élysées - more touristy than sophisticated these days
Delicious chocolate macaron from the famous Ladurée pastry shop on the Champs-Élysées
Looks like a fried Oreo from the NC State Fair
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure Ladurée would be insulted by that comparison although for all I know the fried Oreo might be better. :)
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