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1 day, warm am, quite hot pm
3 May: Our schedule dictates just a single full day in the city, and Marie’s knee also dictates that we won’t be able to stride all round Paris as we did many years ago. Oh well, we’ll just have to make the most of it.
We decide to take the Metro to Montmartre and have a gentle stroll (limp) towards Sacre Coeur, and are amazed to see even more eateries here than we remember.
We choose one in the shade, since it is now pretty hot in the sun, and are not disappointed, either in the people-watching or the food.
The litle funicular train up to Sacre Coeur is very handy under the circumstances and we find the basilica to be as awesome as ever, both outside…
… and inside.
The view from the steps across Paris is also pretty special, even if we have cheated a bit by not walking up there.
Returning to the boat, we enjoy some pastries that l’homme de pain has kindly gone out for and, a little later, consume fromages and vin rouge to round off a nice day.
Progress so far
984 km – 615 ml – 177 locks – ?? hrs