First Day in Paris

Wednesday we walked from our apartment on Rue Lamarck to Montmartre (the highest point in Paris) to see Sacre Coeur, a basilica constructed from the white gypsum found within the hill. We then took the metro to Trocadero (just across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower) after a brief stop by the Moulin Rouge, a famous night club. From Trocadero, we walked to the Eiffel Tower and climbed to the top (we took the steps up to the second level but were forced to take the elevator to the third level, as this is the only option for tourists). Afterwards we walked along the Champ de Mars and witnessed one of the hourly light shows of the Eiffel Tower (see video). (TS)

Sacre Coeur

Sacre Coeur with the apse in the foreground

Sacre Coeur interior

Stained glass windows inside the basilica

Sacre Coeur entrance

Mom and Maryrose in front of the Eiffel Tower

 Notre Dame, viewed from the Eiffel Tower

Sacre Coeur, viewed from the Eiffel Tower

The Arc de Triomphe

The Louvre (note the pyramid)

 Third level of the Eiffel Tower viewed from the second level

The author in front of the Eiffel Tower

Maryrose, Nathaniel, and Mom after our descent.  

The hourly light show