Montmartre

Patrice and I have been experimenting with our new cameras, taking them out to photograph the sights of Paris. Yesterday's excursion took us to Montmartre - a neighborhood situated high on a hill in the north of Paris with a rich history and now a favorite of tourists.

It's great exercise climbing the stairs to the top of the hill.


Or you can do what we did - take the funicular.


People come up here to check out the view of Paris


Or to ride the carousel


Or to visit the Basilica of Sacre Coeur


Or to have a drawing made in the Place du Tertre.


The performance artists are much appreciated by the crowds and the photographers.

Eight months

Patrice and I have been together for eight months now. Each month, on the 19th (the day we met), we celebrate by drinking a Kwak - the Belgian beer that we drank on our first meeting. We now have our own special glasses, so we had a toast with our Christmas tree in the background.

Eight months - and each month is better than the last.

Notre Dame de Paris

Just after sundown . . .

Paris at night

It's a cliche, but I never tire of it.

Graffiti

Last week we were on our way to dinner when we drove by an unoccupied building not far from our apartment. Painters were hard at work on their art - but unfortunately we didn't have time to stop and catch them in action. We went back this week to capture the results.

A self-portrait of the artist?



No surface left untouched - walls, sidewalk, trees, lampposts, etc.

You can check it out yourself if you live in Paris - 18 rue des Pyrénées in the 20th arrondissement.

Elaine caught in the act . . .

Ice skating in Paris

Snowshoeing in Paris