Another wonderful breakfast at Cafe du Marche just down the street from our hotel on Rue Cler. The prices are very reasonable and the croissants are perfectly delicious!
Next, it's off to take the Metro (underground) to Montmartre
which was a bit challenging to navigate initially, but with the help of a friendly English-speaking local, we get the tickets purchased and figure out which line to take.
This is probably one of the deepest underground lines in the system. Unknowingly, we begin to climb the steps up to the street and discover that there are 10 flights to manage. A group of people ahead of us are huffing and puffing up the climb, and the man in the goup delights in announcing that "It's TEN FLIGHTS, people!" Ugh.
A woman in that group says this, "Le petit dejeuner es fin!"
("My breakfast is over!")
I concur.
We wander amongst the charming shops, cobblestone streets and then to the incredible Sacre Coeur (Sacred Heart) Basilica at the top of the hill. Fortunately, for those of us whose feet are not accustomed to all the walking, we are able to take the funiculare to the top.
Sacre Coeur is truly an amazing place. There were performers (musical and non-offensive mime) on the steps in front of the Basilica which only add to its overall charm.
We spend two wonderful hours inside, sitting in the peaceful energy, lighting candles and enjoying the art and relics. It was a gift to be able to spend time in such sacred energy and I now consider it one of my favorite places on the planet.
The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
~Saint Teresa of Avila
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