Saturday, February 14, 2009

A 3-Mile Walking Tour of Montmartre! Mountain of Martyrs!


We started out at the famous (and now seedy) Moulin Rouge! What an area! There are many sights better left "unseen" - if you catch my drift!









She's not just a model - sometimes she's a little actress!













We had climbed up a long staircase which led to private villas - at the top we had a wonderful surprise - an unexpected view of La Tour Eiffel!
We looked out over Paris and then I stepped behind Jeni two paces to the left to get a better view and Voila! There it was!










The Romans were not happy about Christians moving in to the area where they had built temples to their gods. So, the legend is that the beheaded Pope, St. Denis, picked up his head and carried it for about 4 miles before he dropped. He supposedly washed it in the fountain at the park now dedicated to him. Yuck!

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