We got up for breakfast, then walked up to Sacre Coeur, which is just up the hill from where we're staying in Montmartre. The basilique is very beautiful, much more so than Notre Dame, which only has the rose window and flying buttresses going for it. Sacre Coeur is more moorish, plus it has pretty grounds and a fantastic view of the city.
Then we got our tickets for the Musee D'Orsay for tomorrow so that we don't have to stand in line, then went to the Arc de Triomphe and went up top for another spectacular view of Paris.
Then we met up with Aurelien and Sylvain, friends who live in Paris. They took us to Chez Papa for lunch, where we gorged ourselves on 'salades.' By this I mean lettuce, huge chunks of strong cheese, potatoes, tomatoes, two fried eggs, some pancetta, and god knows what else. It was sooo good. After lunch we went to a patisserie for 'religieuse' which are snowman-shaped pastries filled with chocolate eclair filling and iced with cream cheese frosting. It was really great to see the two of them, and especially for Brett to meet them.
After all that food, we took a walk to settle things, then a nap. Got up and went to the Eiffel Tower where we hung out, gaped, and people watched. I love Paris.
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