The apt we rented is sound proof.. if you have the windows closed to block out the bar in the courtyard ...lol. But this morning we were awakened by a neighbour playing the violin. It was really magical :) and I loved it.
Today we explored Sacre-Coeur and Montmartre.... old town Paris on the hill. The area was filled with hucksters, cafes and painters. It was picturesque and fascinating.
Note that everyone else has on their winter coats and gear...we're still in summer mode. Partly... it's all we have ...and partly... we're Canadian eh !!
The system for underground travel is convenient but confusing and sometimes frustrating. There are 2 intertwined modes of travel the metro and RER, which are the trains. And one ticket works for both. The metro stops about every 500 meters and the RER goes farther to stops. In the interconnecting larger stations it takes quite a while to get from where you got off one train to get onto another... through a maze of underground malls, ups and downs, escalators, stairs etc. And always remembering to be mindful of the sketchy folk and your wallet.
But we were able to navigate back to Notre Dame to explore the islands in the middle of the Seine.
In front of Notre Dame is Point Zero, where everything else was measured from, in France.
Tonight we walked to the Latin Quarter for a look and dinner. This area is named for the language spoken there in medieval ages....often by the educated that were attending the Sorbonne ..founded in 1215 and still in operation today.
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