Friday Sacre Coeur, Montmartre

Friday we got up early (remember after our big nap yesterday we were in good form) and headed off to Sacre Coeur = it was a very rainy day but we loaded up our gear and went out - when you arrive in Montmarte you have to take a finicular up to the top near Sacre Coeur - everything is interesting - we looked at the stained glass and the statues and in the gift store - then a mass started - what perfect timing - I have never been to mass here in the times I had been - a nun in full garb that you don't see much - or at least I don't - sang so beautifully - it was wonderful - also I thought interesting though I haven't gone to mass in years - after my grade 6 in french I remembered all the responses in french. We lit candles for friends and family.

We then went back down to Montmarte to wander around and look at all the interesting people and signts - so many artistic people - the women older and younger tended to have more extravagant jewelery and hair and glasses. Our lunch at a cafe was lovely with leather chairs and a fireplace and heavy curtains on the windows - we seem to have at most one meal out at restaurants - but even then - a very lovely lunch with wine and coffee and a shared desert is 20-25 euros each - then otherwise during the day we just pick something up at a market. Wine is also very inexpensive here.

We found a boutique jewelery store that was very interesting and wandered forever to find a needle, thread and sissors as we had both lost buttons and needed to sew them on.

We did not wander as far as the Moulin Rouge but headed back to 29 Rambuteau to relax!

Hug - Tomorrow the Marche au Puces - flea market Paris style!

Todays photos I snagged from the internet - there was definitely no sunshine for us yesterday!