We had invited the May’s to our neighborhood for the day, and we had carefully mapped out all of the day’s activities to ensure a relaxing day of visitation. They met us at the Abysses Metro stop and we all ducked into a café for some coffee. With our caffeine kick, we headed down the hill to the foot of Sacré Coeur for some photos, and then loaded up the family on the funicular so we could ascend the hill while avoiding the steps. Everyone took a walk through the church, and then we caught the Montmartrain to take us all around the neighborhood with a pre-recorded message listing out the history and sights of Montmartre. Robert and I learned many new interesting things about our temporary home.
After the 45 minute ride, we took everyone up to Place de Tertre to browse the gift shops and artists galleries, and then walked down to an adorable restaurant called le Moulin de la Galette. The establishment takes it’s name from the windmill that sits just above the building, one of the last remaining windmills in Paris. We also purposefully requested to sit outside on the patio because it was the inspiration for Renoirs’ painting which bares the same name as the restaurant.
After dinner Robert’s parent’s decided to head home, and we took Mike and Jenny out to the wine cave we had discovered for a jazz session, Autour de Midi. After watching the classic trio for a bit, we decided to venture to one more place along Abysses called Le Vrais Paris. The American rap music playing in the background was quite a sharp contract to the wine cave, but it still made for a fun atmosphere to laugh and catch up with family.
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