Sacre Coeur
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We visited Montmartre four years ago in the persistent rain. Even in the rain we enjoyed the area and we thought we would try again in the sunshine. As the photos attest, we found plenty of sunshineЧитать далее
We visited Montmartre four years ago in the persistent rain. Even in the rain we enjoyed the area and we thought we would try again in the sunshine. As the photos attest, we found plenty of sunshineЧитать далее
This chateau is quite an elegant building, but really, it's the water tower that steals the show.
One thing we did thoroughly investigate last time was the Musee de Montmartre. It's amazing how much extra appeal museums have on a rainy day. We had enjoyed the cafe as well, so we decided to goЧитать далее
We seem to have hit on a theme today. The last time we visited the Musee de L'orangerie we were hoping to see Monet's famous water lilly paintings. For some reason the galleries where they areЧитать далее
We have wrapped up our little Paris revisit and we are on the train somewhere between Paris and Lyon. Last night we caught the metro down to watch the Eiffel Tower do its thing and had a bit of a walkЧитать далее
Our Airbnb apartment is located in an old building which has been converted at some stage into living quarters. It's located in an old section of Lyon called Crois Rousse and is fairly typical of suchЧитать далее
Lyon may not have the seven hills of Rome, but it's hills still play an important role in its settlement due to the the various conflicts to control them. Together with the confluence of two majorЧитать далее
What else would you expect at the top of a hill - Roman ruins perhaps? Those handy Romans were here long before the Prussians were pushing their weight around. I think it was 43 bc they decided thatЧитать далее
This amazing mural is what you get if you look at a blank wall and see a tourist attraction. It was painted for the first time in 1987 and it was such a huge success that they decided to update it inЧитать далее