A walk to Sacre-Coeur Church

We stayed at a nice hotel in Paris called “Hotel des Arts Martre” which was close to the famous Moulin Rouge.

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Moulin Rouge in Paris

We decided to take a walk from our hotel and walk up the steep streets near our hotel.  We weaved in and out of the streets working our way up the hillside.

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stairs along the way  leading up the hilltop in Paris

We eventually reached the top of the hill and discovered a vibrant area with a large plaza in the middle. There were artists of every kind selling their art in the plaza. We were even approached by different artists wanting to do a portrait of us for about 10 euros. We walked around the entire plaza admiring all the artwork on display.

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Art on display for sale in the plaza
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Artist working on some art while waiting to sell his drawings.
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People looking at the art for sale

Afterward, we headed up towards the Sacre-Coeur Church which we could see in the distance. The church as a beautiful large domed structure with an amazing view of the city.

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Shelley and Ray on the steps of the Sacre-Coeur Church in Paris

We entered the church and there was a mass going on so we did not stay. We headed outside and walked around the church area admiring the views of Paris.

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View of Paris from the Sacre-Coeur Church

Unfortunately, there was fog which made it hard to see all of the city, but it was still very breathtaking.

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View of Paris from Sacre-Coeur Church area

After walking around looking at the beautiful views we headed down the main stairs of the Sacre-Coeur church. Along the walk down we came across some interesting sights. There was a person dressed completely in white as a statue and people were having their photo taken with him for a price.

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Person having photo taken with person in white

Further down the stairs, we came to a section which had a wall with several fountain bases inset into it. This was an area where everyone gathered to sit and enjoy the view.

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Wall area where people could sit and enjoy the views along the stairs of Sacre-Coeur Church

Further down the stairs, we came to an area that had a merry-go-round. There were kids playing and enjoying the ride.

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View of Merry-Go-Round with the Sacre-Coeur Church in the background.

The walk was very enjoyable and we spent almost 5 hours walking up and around the hill enjoying the views and atmosphere.

“Au revoir et bonne journée”