Sacre Coeur and Montmartre, Again (Oct 15, 2025)

As usual, I started the morning with a walk around town.  Started at the Bastille Station in a quest to find the remains of that prison and symbol of the Revolution (there's not much left).  This time it was Line 5.  The tile pictures I posted yesterday were on Line 1.

Foundation of the wall of the Bastille

The outline of the fortress are outlined on the floor of the station.

Juliette Column, Place de la Bastille

Haussmann Buildings

Sacre Coeur is a basilica in Montmartre.  Construction began in 1875 and it was completed in 1914, just before World War I.  There are commanding views of the Paris skyline from here and it attracts a lot of tourists--including us.  Just like Notre Dame though, we were able to get inside (for free) this time.

Approaching Sacre Coeur

Stairs to the basilica

Fe and I

City view.  It was a bit hazy.

Back of Sacre Coeur

Church of Saint-Pierre

Arches at the entrance

Inside the basilica

Closeup of the altar

Side altar

Side altar

Fe and I

After this, we went to walk around Montmartre proper (the basilica sits at the top of Montmartre butte).  This part is very touristy, but it is interesting as it was home to many artists, including Van Gogh.

First we shared two crepes, savory for Fe (called a galette), sweet for me.

Wall of Love.  There was construction here, so this is all I would get.

St. Jean de Montmartre church

Altar and stained glass window

La Maison Rose.  I've never seen the movies this is supposed to be in.

Montmartre street

Artists around Place du Tertre

Outdoor dining, Place du Tertre

Le Passe-Murraille (Walker Through Walls)

La Mouline de la Galette

Street View in Montmartre

This is a very hilly part of Paris and we don't have the feet of thirty-year-olds' anymore--I don't have those of a fifty-year-old!  So it was back to our place for dinner.