Paris on a Monday

 Monday was our last day in Paris so, we wanted to hit everything we wanted to.  We headed to the area of Montmartre.  This area is the artist mecca of Paris.  I loved this area and thought it had a village feel to it and it was away from the main busy areas of Paris.

 So, artist were everywhere painting and trying to sell their work.

 They were all really good and it was fun to walk around and look at their art work.

 We walked through Sacre- Coeur.  This cathedral is dedicated to the heart of Christ.  I loved it and no pictures were allowed inside.  But, it seems lots of cathedral are dedicated to Mary or Peter and I loved that this one was dedicated to Christ.  Sacre- Coeur is the second highest point in Paris behind the Eiffel Tower.  We climbed so many stairs to get to this place!

 A pretty home in Montmartre.

 The famous Arc de Triomphe.  This was Napoleon idea again and he wanted to his fighting men to come home under an arch of triumph.  This is the center of Paris and all streets kind of wagon wheel off the arch.  This is the starting point of any big parade or victory celebrations in Paris.

 Yummy macaroons in cute packaging.  This was a really cute macaroon shop.

 This is looking down Champs-Elysees.  This area felt a lot like New York City.  Tons of shopping and rich people everywhere.  The tree lined streets were designed by Napoleon and they were so pretty.  I can only imagine what it looks like in the fall!

 It was hard to imagine that during World War II  Paris was a battle ground.  So, walking around Paris you might see bullet holes from allied fighters trying to get Germans out of some of these buildings.

 Concord Square.  This is where all the beheading took place in Paris.  This is where King Louis and Marie Antoinette where beheaded.

 We always loved how Euros think that asking for water is weird.  But, water was always in super small glasses and our our Cokes were brought out in huge glasses.  They called Coke American Champagne.

 The Sun started to set on our vacation to Paris.

 We ended our trip trying to get some cool night pictures.  Mike took these and I think he did a fan static job!

 Looking down Champs-Elysees at night.

We love this picture with the Louvre, the moon, and the France flag flying.  We had such a great time in Paris and enjoyed being together in this beautiful city of light!