
Like everyone, also spent a day in Montmartre, an historically seedy part of Paris made famous most recently by the movie Moulin Rouge. It's very quaint and atmospheric, as you wind your way up the hill toward the holy grail, the church of Sacre Couer, an enormous blindingly white church that towers over the area. It's quite captivating from afar, although pretty sterile inside and worth the walk only for the views of the city below. The area immediately around the church is also blighted by silly tourist kitsch as well, so the real joy of the place is the quiet streets below. The pic at right is of a vineyard, the only vineyard in Paris (and possibly the world's only urban vineyard, or at least I can't think of any).
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