A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That . .: Day 14 - Paris - Monday

Sunday, July 21, 2013

Day 14 - Paris - Monday - July 15, 2013

Our hotel includes a breakfast and soon after that we decided to head out. Since it is Monday some of the museums are closed and because we were here a year and a half ago and saw most of the bigger museums we decided to not go and see them, but to do stuff that most tourists probably wouldn't do. We took the subway to Sacre Coeur (yes I know it is touristy, but we didn't see it last time). We went through the church but didn't climb up to the tower. Then we walked around the Montmartre and I actually really liked that area. Wouldn't mind going back there. From there we walked down towards Rue de Clichy and the Moulin Rouge. Some of the stores in that area are pretty seedy looking and it is not nearly as nice as the Montmartre area.

Sacre Coeur

View from Sacre Coeur

Montmartre

Place du Tertre, Montmartre

Montmartre

Moulin Rouge, Montmartre

Montmartre

Pretty expensive cheeseburgers, Montmartre

We took the subway again to the Place de la Concorde. We walked around the Tuileries Gardens and had a crepes for a quick lunch/snack. Looked like they were getting all the spectator stands ready for the Tour de France finish line along the Champs-Elysees. We ended up walking along the river Seine and found the Bateaux Mouches river cruises and decided to go on one. The cruise was a nice way to see the city from a different perspective. By the time it was done we were hot and thirsty and it was getting to be later in the afternoon. The whole day has been sunny and hot, it must be in the high 80’s or low 90’s, at least with hardly any wind. We took the subway back to our stop and had a beer at a local cafe/bar before going back to our room for a quick rest before dinner. We ended up having our dinner at a local pizza place. Neither one of us were too hungry and we were tired and didn't want to look for a more exciting local place.