Day of the churches.
Today was off to a late start. Our room has these great storm shutters that you can shut out every single ray of sunshine, so we didn't wake up until almost 11. Oh well.
First we went to the Basilica at Montmartre, which is this awesome white building on a hill. The inside was incredible, but we didn't get to climb to the top and see the probably really great view of the city. That's alright though because we got our workout later. However, this has probably been my least favorite place to visit in Paris. Mostly I think it really bothered me that there were so many "vendors" standing outside the church trying to get money from you. They tied string on us telling us it was "for the church" and "for good luck," then demanded 10 Euros. Nope, I don't think so. One of them had the nerve to use some really nasty words at me when I told him NO! The church is the last place these kinds of people should be pawning their stupid lies.
Next we went to Notre Dame, which was much cooler and with many less vendors than the Basilica. We did get to climb to the top of Notre Dame and see an amazing panoramic view of the city with gargoyles everywhere on the top of the towers. The whole thing really makes me want to watch The Hunchback of Notre Dame again (I feel like everything in this city makes me think Disney).
We walked to the Pantheon, but it was closed. We may have time to come back later and see the tombs of Marie Curie and Alexandre Dumas, etc. After we went back to Notre Dame and watched an concert of Gregorian Chants by a Spanish group. This might sound strange but it was so beautiful. The acoustics inside the church are so absolutely perfect that a single voice resonates throughout the building without a microphone. Very cool, very relaxing music. Finally to end our long day we went back to the Eiffel Tower to watch the light show. I think it's much more of an impressive structure in the night time, during the day it looks kind of ugly and awkward to me.
I'll upload pictures later.
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