Ahh, the joys of sleeping in. No more 6:00am wake up calls - at least not till Beijing! We finally crawled out of bed at nine, and made our way to the metro, and on to Montmartre - after about three changeovers, we were there. This might sound difficult, but I’ve actually found the subway fairly easy to use…even though there are over 200 stations. I guess after conquering the NY subway, anything is possible. Montmartre is a suburb in France, that houses the Basilique Du Sacre Coeur, perched at the top of the hill. From here, you get great views over Paris (except of the Eiffel Tower, which we couldn’t find?) It’s a pity that there were tonnes of hawkers trying to flog off pieces of crappy junk, including plaited wool bracelets - even Chelle
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