The town of Montmartre

This is my first Paris walks Blogg. The first Walk I ventured on was the "Montmartre Walk". This walk over all was overwhelming, interesting, treacherous, one of a kind, unpredictable. The first place we started out at was the amazing "Basilique du Sacre-Coeur". I felt that this church was truly remarckable. I have always enjoyed Notre Dame and felt that its beauty was one of a kind and so unique but this church changed my opinion of Notre Dame. I felt like Sacre-Coeur was so prestine and had a glow about it, I loved that you couldn't take pictures inside because when someone tells you that you know right off the bat that they want this place to be respected and restored through time. When we were walking through there was a service going on which was very nice to witness. I had no idea what was being said but still enjoyed it. My favorite part was the dome ceiling above the podium that had a mural of Jesus and an angel. It was so sparkly and beautiful and you really had to look for it. It wasn't in your face or over noticeable and it was a huge hidden jem. The outside was so beautiful and kind of had the look of a russian castle to me because it was so pointy. I also loved how bright the stone still was. The view was really fun too because you could pick out different monuments.

Then we went to another small church that was quant and kind feeling. We then walked around to different places that all had meaning. There was a square with artists that really had beautiful work and some had cheapo tourist work. We then went to the oldest house in Montmartre. Is was cool to see a home that has been there since the twelfth century and the oldest cabaret in Paris.

Another highlight was to see where Renoir lived and other places where impressionists made their mark or just lived and explored. The St. Denis statue was very cool to see since he is holding his head, the story thst went along with it was interesting as well. We were told that he was beheaded and picked his head up and carried it down Montmarte.

The next spot that made an impression on me was the see the windmill that Renoir had painted the dance scene at. That is a painting that I have seen before so I was really excited to see where it took place. Those were the main highlights of this walk and I would do it again, and recomend it to others.