Our apartment from the street

Morning in Montmartre

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June 8th 2006
By 1:30 pm when we returned to our apartment, we'd logged over 12,000 steps according to Cathleen's pedometer! Our doggies are tired! We went out early this morning - by about 7 am we were heading north on the Metro to the area of Paris called Montmartre. Montmartre (Martyrs' Butte) is the highest point in Paris and at the top of the hill is a white Byzantine-style church called Sacre Coeur (Sa ... read more

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Although ultimately a victor in World Wars I and II, France suffered extensive losses in its empire, wealth, manpower, and rank as a dominant nation-state. Nevertheless, France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader am... ... read more