Montmartre
We took the subway to Montmartre, which is an old village that is now part of Paris.
We did a walking tour – Iris was our guide; I would suggest this tour – you can go here to learn about it.
he showed us where Van Gogh lived with his brother Theo for two years, Picasso’s first studio, and a wonderful sculpture of a man emerging from a wall, based upon a famous French short story.

Moulin means windmill - this is the last windmill that actually worked in Montmartre. This was used to grind grain and eventually overlooked a famous, now lost dance hall
We saw the last vinyard in Montmartre – the wine is a souvenir wine; “drink one, piss four.” The tour ended at Sacre Coure – there is a large mosaic over the alter. It was so cold I put on my muffler.
We had lunch at Cafe la Boheme du Tertre. I had a camembert sandwich that reminded me of Cannes.
We went inside St. Pierre, which was completed before Notre Dame was started; its now a Greek Orthodox church. We saw the Dali museum; there were a number of prints, watercolors and sculptures.
We took the ride down the hill (Montmartre is over 400 ft. above sea level, the highest point in Paris) – you can use your subway pass to gain entrance.
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