We're moving at a slow pace this trip. The key to success is making sure the baby is well rested and fed before heading out the door. So we got out the door around noon today and headed out for a 40 min metro ride to visit Montmartre. Marin started out smiling and making friends on the train and by the 15th stop, like us, she was ready to be off. Out if the metro, we all headed up the hill towsrds Sacre Couer. There were big crowds, tons a selfie sticks and an older man persistently yelling at some young petitioners - and he eventually chased them down and tried flinging some water from his water bottle on them. I was quickly ready to continue on, skip the church and walk along the less busy roads of Montmarte.
We happily found a All Good Things cafe serving a 3-course Monday brunch and the day was saved. We then wandered around, passed by Moulin Rouge and took the metro to the Arc de Triomphe were more crowds and wild scooters abounded. Brian showed interested in scaling the monument, wondering if there might be an elevator we could take up with marins's stroller. I expressed doubt and no one was determined enough to try to find out. We kept walking by the arc to a cafe for some beers before making it to our ultimate destination, the Bois de Boulogne park. A nice change of pace, the walk through the park where Paris goes jogging, took us back to our home in the southern 16th arrondissement.
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