Back in Paris again and we spent the day wandering through a few eclectic Parisiene neighborhoods. We spent the morning in Montmartre, at the Sacre Coeur Basilica and wandering through Montmartre's bohemian streets, ending at the Moulin Rouge. The Place du Tertre is still filled with street artists as it was in Van Gogh's and Renoir's day. I bought a small oil painting of the Restaurant Mere Catherine (the oldest bistro in Montmarte) from one of the artists.
We bought a baguette sandwich from one of the boulangeries and had a picnic in the park, under the shelter of trees as it began to gently rain. From Montmartre we took the metro to the Marais neighborhood, the haunt of the old aristocracy and now home to the Jewish quarter of Paris. We passed a number of small boutique clothing stores along the way, but I didn't see anything that really caught my eye (Monday is going to be our shopping blitz day, although I'm not sure where we'll put anything else).
On our way back to the hotel we stopped at the street market and bought fresh fruits and vegetables, some Camembert cheese and a baguette of French bread and are planning to have a picnic in our room (the weather is a little threatening right now). Afterwards, we're hoping to take a stroll through the Rue Cler neighborhood, buy a gelato along the way and enjoy the Parisiene way of life.
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