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Sacré-Cœur

Posted on March 23, 2019 Updated on March 23, 2019

La Basilique du Sacré Cœur de Montmartre
http://www.sacre-coeur-montmartre.com/english/

Hang out on the backside of Montmartre (Thrillist)
Trying to get a feel for what the Montmartre neighborhood feels like? Get away from the front of Sacre Coeur immediately. If you’re within sight of a carousel and people selling cheap Eiffel Tower keychains, you’re deep in the heart of about-to-get-scammed-ville, but if you walk just a few blocks off, Montmartre is a fun area that has a very Parisian feel with plenty of locals. Take some time to explore the small streets and wander; you’ll be surprised to find that only a few blocks away from the flocks of tourists, you’ll be right in the heart of this lively neighborhood. Trek over to Barbes-Rochechouart and Goutte d’Or, also known as “Little Africa”, then go north to Rue Marcadet and Rue Lamarck, which are full of restaurants, cafes, and small boutiques. Grab a beer at any corner brasserie, like La Cave Café, watch the locals walk by, and pretend you’re Parisian.
https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/paris/how-to-avoid-pariss-tourist-traps

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Monparnasse

Posted on March 19, 2019 Updated on March 19, 2019

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=Monparnasse

http://www.secretsofparis.com/montparnasse-district/

6th & 14th Arrondissement

Monparnasse Cemetery
Spraling
Flat as a Crepe (Pancake)
Nondescript compared to some other Paris Cemeteries with varied terrain

A place we like and hope to explore

mercure-paris-montparnasse-raspail
https://wp.me/p3hvvc-20J

Running: Rue Raspail
Wide Boulevard, Center Median, Marches, Leads right into Paris Rue du Bac

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The Top 10 Art Museums in Paris

Posted on March 12, 2019 Updated on March 22, 2019

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The Louvre

National Museum of Modern Art at the Centre Pompidou

Musée d’Orsay (Impressionist, Expressionist)

Petit Palais

Modern Art Museum of the City of Paris

National Medieval Museum/Musée de Cluny

Musée Rodin

Musée Carnavalet: Explore the History of Paris

Musée du Luxembourg

Trip Savvy
https://www.tripsavvy.com/top-art-museums-in-paris-1618673#step9

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Metro Stations (Paris)

Posted on March 7, 2019 Updated on March 22, 2019

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Line 4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_M%C3%A9tro_Line_4#/media/File:Plan_m%C3%A9tro_4_Paris.svg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_M%C3%A9tro_Line_4
Northern Terminus: Porte de Clignancourt 18e
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porte_de_Clignancourt_(Paris_M%C3%A9tro)
Southern Terminus: Mairie de Montrouge Montrouge (South of 14e)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mairie_de_Montrouge_(Paris_M%C3%A9tro)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:PM_color

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Metro Stories

Posted on March 7, 2019

After visiting the marché aux puces de Saint-Ouen we walked over to Metro station Porte de Clignancourt. There were people hanging around the turnstyles. After inserting my carnet ticket I entered the turnstyle – which didn’t move properly. Turns-out a lady had entered the turn-style immediately behind me piggy-back. When I looked over my shoulder, she excused herself.

We were a little shaken, both that someone would try that and that I hardly noticed it. And imaged how someone could have taken my wallet during such an encounter. I also hear how someone could snatch your ticket, before you have a chance to retrieve it. (I was more ready when someone tried to do this later in my trip) I inserted an expired ticket, so when I pushed against the turn-style bar, it didn’t move, and the man behind me bumped into me, anticipating a swift passage through the turn-style.

Another time, there was a lady with stroller and bags and lots of kids. I went out of my way to help her lift the stroller up the stairs, but quickly realized that I was severely compromised and exposed, bent-over, holding the stroller with child (I could not let go) and in this group of children, I imagined what could have happened.