Montmarte & Waterlilies

“Paris has many souls: one per arrondissement, Montmartre is perhaps the best known, the one that makes people dream, the most bohemian one”

We had another interesting journey into the city, our metro line wasn’t working so, yet again, we weaved our way around the tram system to Pigalle and walked up the steep hill to the artist village of Montmarte.

We followed a walking tour from GPSmyCity (found this to be a great app), meandering through all the iconic sites, soaking up the atmosphere.

One of the highlights was The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris – Sacré-Cœur. Beautiful inside and out, it’s the second highest point in Paris, was completed in 1914 and the second most visited church after Notre Dame Cathedral.

We ascended the 297 steps to the top to get an amazing view of the city!

We visited the famous cafes, artist haunts, watched street artists perform and of course drank wine!

We loved the vibe here, Montmartre certainly is full of charm!

Our next stop was the Musée de l’Orangerie to see Monet’s Water Lilies. We had no idea of the scale of them and sitting in the gallery surrounded by his most famous works was certainly a ‘must do’ experience!