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| Montmartre |
We spent early Sunday morning wandering around Montmartre, the art district of Paris. The neighborhood was once home to Pablo Picasso. It was only a ten minute walk from where we were staying, so we thought we'd save it until the last minute. I love cities in the morning when they haven't quite woken up yet. Paris was still sleepy when we looking around that morning. We witnessed the shops slowly opening and the city beginning to come alive.
Our last and final stop before returning to our tour bus was the Sacre Coeur. We didn't go inside, but we hiked up the hundreds of steps to see the famous church. The morning sunlight lit up the beautiful, old white building. It was like it glowed against the perfect blue sky. We didn't spend too much time there, but it was a great end to a very good trip.
The bus ride home was long. It felt like it took a lifetime just to get out of France. We took the ferry from Calais to Dover, UK. Since it was daytime this time when we took the ferry we could see the White Cliffs of Dover as we pulled into the port. It was such an interesting sight. I've never seen anything like it.
We got home after eleven that evening, and I quickly crashed into my bed. Class started at nine Monday morning, but the weekend was well worth lost sleep.
That concludes my adventures in Paris. My next upcoming trip is Bath this Saturday. Stay tuned for updates!
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