We arrived at 7.20 pm last night, but the hotel is very close to La Gare du Nord. Had to put our watches forward an hour.

Woke up a bit late, but were 'on the road' by 8 .45. No breakfast. I was headed for Sacre Coeur since I missed it because of rain last year. It was an interesting walk, but a rather dirty area. Maybe the cleaning crew hadn't arrived yet.

We caught the funicular up the steep part (used one ticket each from our 'book' of 10 metro etc tickets). Beautiful weather. This is the highest point in the city.

"The Sacré-Coeur, consecrated in 1919, is one of the most iconic monuments in Paris. At the top of the Butte Montmarte, it has one of the most beautiful panoramic views of the capital, from more than 400 metres above ground. In a Roman-Byzantine style, the Sacré Coeur is
recognizable by its white colour. Inside the building, the ceiling is decorated with the largest mosaic in France measuring about 480 m². The crypt is also worth a visit. And to go even higher up, visitors can access the dome where the 360° view of Paris is magnificent. A short
walk from the Sacré Coeur is the Place du Tertre, the district of Abbesses with its steep, winding roads, and at the bottom of the hill, the famous Moulin Rouge cabaret ."

Montmartre is full of artists. I guess it's not what it used to be 'back in the day'. But I liked it. Lots of cobblestoned streets, many narrow - and way too many cigarette buts caught in the crevices.

Once down the hill and around the Moulin Rouge area, the streets were wider and cleaner.

We walked about 9.8 km all up (according to Strava on Bryan's phone and then tablet). And we took about 10 hours to do it. Spent an hour at Musee Carnavalet. It's free.

Lonely Planet says - "This engaging history museum, spanning Gallo-Roman times to modern day,
is in two hôtels particuliers: mid-16th-century Renaissance-style Hôtel
Carnavalet and late-17th-century Hôtel Le Peletier de St-Fargeau. Some
of the nation’s most important documents, paintings and other objects
from the French Revolution are here."  Unfortunately the rooms re the 1600s were closed (my French families left France about 1688 following the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes).