Day and Night

   After breakfast at the hotel, we took the Metro up to the Montmartre section in the north side of the city. At the highest point is the Sacre Coeur Cathedral and the views looking down on the city rooftops. Afterward we wandered downhill through the small streets where the early 20th century artists used to hang out.

   I wanted to get a good look at the city at night so we went back in the evening. We were in the Louvre courtyard just as the lights came on (at 10:15 pm) and then the whole city seemed to light up around us. We walked until after midnight and could have stayed for hours if our legs could have have taken it. We'll look for a night-time riding city tour on another night, there's so much more here to appreciate.

   We'll look into museums on Wednesday; we've done a lot of walking during the last couple of weeks so hopefully the legs hold out for another day of walking.