Day 22: Paris

Arrived in Paris after a 13 hour bus ride (police checkpoint took
nearly two hours). We caught the metro over to Montmartre section of
town where our hotel is. Montmartre is the artist district of Paris,
where Picaso, Dali, Van Gough, Renoir, Dagas all lived. The movie
"Amelie" was also filmed here. Nearby, however is Pagalle, really
the red light district, sex shops and shows a plenty. The Moulin Rouge
and all. Still, it is a nice hotel and there are plenty of upscale
shops, bakeries and cafes on every corner.

We strolled the streets today. Visted the largest cemetary in Paris
where Alexander Dumas rests. And Ampere and Fourier for you EE nerds.

Then we strolled up L'eglise Sacre-Coeur , an old church that sits
on the highest point in Paris. From there you can just about
everything in Paris.

For dinner we, of course, got ourselves a baguette, cheese and a
bottle of French wine, sat on our balcony and watched the sun go down.

Tomorrow: Boulangeries et Les Rues de Paris

The pic: Mo and I from Sacre-Coeur with Paris behind.