Paris - Montmartre

While Montparnasse on the left bank in the early 1900 became the central  "heart of intellectual and artistic life in Paris. From 1910 to the start of World War II, Paris' artistic circles migrated to Montparnasse, an alternative to the Montmartre district which had been the intellectual breeding ground for the previous generation of artists." was Montmartre the same  "heart of intellectual and artistic life in Paris" during the last part of 1800.

Today the fantastic Basilica du Sacre Cæur (here seen from Boulevard des Italiens down town) may be the most attractive goal for tourists at Montmartre

At Place Pigalle this famous entertainment house need no further comments from me.

At Place de Clichy you can recover your makeup in this mirroring apple, but I did not discover any Mac-Shop in the neighborhood.

If you take the western entrance (through the graveyard) to the top, an interesting hill-street can be Rue de Tholoze. At the end (Top) you see all the way to Dome Les Invalides close to the Eiffel Tower.

At the bottom of the street Cafe Nazir has decorated the wall including the songwriter Aristide Bruant which also Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec used as a model.

Just a few meter further up and you meet the artistic Montmartre. I can recommend a coffee break at Le Consulat.

We tried to visit this establishment, but it was too early for lunch and the cleaning process was ongoing when we looked inside. 5 tables so the food must be great.

At the top the famous artist marked gives both possibilities to be drawn and opportunities to get a real Parisian painting for some euros

This painting by Ramon (who I discussed the painting with) could be mine for 350 Euros.

This painting was a decoration (not for sale) in a Cafe up there.

On our way down; yes, we walked up and down again, to our hotel near the Opera, a better photo than the first in this blogpost could be taken. And if you don´t have seen the Opera, here is a photo: