Europe tour diary-Paris Montmartre heights

27 April showers Saturday, eye

Out of the Versailles, in the Group's consistent requirements, a guide to your own expense (not on the original schedule), i.e. going to Montmartre heights (it is the birthplace of the Paris Commune, the typical Parisian neighbourhoods and cultural attractions).

Bus stop close to the Montmartre Highlands is far away, the guide is by Chinese, he is not familiar to Paris, go ask a lot of people go a lot going back, walking speed is extremely fast, about 40 minutes away, and finally the ascent to the peak tram. Each person had 1.3 euro (equivalent to 10 yuan renminbi) tramway money. Presently, the Montmartre Highlands, only a small white stands in front of the Cathedral, which is famous for Sacre. Nearby there is the famous open air Gallery in France and a Horn of high art. The famous camellias, it is said that buried in the Highlands at the foot of the cemetery, it is not possible, due to time constraints, to visit before supper.

The Guide has just given us more than an hour of free time, during this time, we want to drink coffee, but also want to buy souvenirs, want to visit the Sacred Heart Cathedral, also want to visit the open gallery.

Why would like to drink coffee? because I heard that there is an old cafés, Balzac often where coffee, coffee prices of 2 euro (equivalent to RMB 15 Yuan) a glass. Then I right, so I decided to go to the cafe. I found a sale 2 euros a cup of coffee in the Café, because there's no time to research, a miss is as Balzac used to visit family. Go to 2 cups of coffee, coffee in small glass and large glass, the price is the same, I selected the large glass, and then let the old classmates after prior, I, quickly resolve the issue first right respectively. When I went back to his seat, to see their "artist" to draw a portrait sketch of old classmates, I am very surprised, because old classmates is manxingzi, how actions so fast? I ask the price, but also so expensive: each 30 Euro (equivalent to $ RMB 240). I sat down and started products coffee, taste good! opposite another "painter" do not ask me to go, ready to give my sketches, I would like to face elsewhere, and he waved away from that, he was told to come unto me to paint, I said that unless the only accept 5 euro (equivalent to USD $ 40), I draw a line of small size, but he refused, they would also like to draw, I hid not open (Cafe places very narrow), you had to flee from the cafe, told also be painted old classmates, I went to the nearby buy souvenirs. I was in a cafe near several souvenir shops go a long time, and think it's cheaper than elsewhere, quality is not bad. Due to the Eiffel Tower to buy souvenirs, we would like to buy a supplement, bought three pieces of small souvenirs: 2.5 euro (equivalent to USD $ 20) bought a pattern on the Eiffel Tower (light blue bottom URN, a flag under) Clippers 3-piece quilt cover set (also in bottle opener and knife); of 3 euro (equivalent to USD 23 million), bought a yacht on the Seine, the Eiffel Tower, bridge and pattern of rectangular small plastic on the plate (without stand and hanging ring) (home look only to find spare bottom there are subtle "Italy makes"); of 0.25 euro (equivalent to USD 2 million), bought very sentimental value of postcard (pattern is Montmartre heights of Moonlight, a black cat sitting in the open air gallery pieces of landscape watercolor painting ... before ）。 For fear of old classmates in a hurry, I buy up souvenirs, quickly return to the Café. Sketch has been painted, old classmate said that only paid $ 23. I took a look, there is nothing like how pretty, how to draw. Because they mastered the mentality of the people of beauty: art, beautiful, at that, unlike, and a brief picture ugly but want to hear. Out of the cafe, we went to shoot Sacred Heart Cathedral.

Sacred Heart Cathedral white, surrounded by green trees and lawn, looks very pretty, very Holy and beautiful (Paris Montmartre Highlands 1: Holy beautiful Sacred Heart Church; Paris Montmartre heights 2: Sacred Heart Church locally).

It was built in 1914, after 39 years. The four round roof and a large dome, is the typical Byzantine architectural style. The Bell Tower and large dome high 80 m, highest point up to 100 meters. The church door, two-seat bench, along the hillside, the church more prominent and his purpose. Standing at the church door, can overlook the panorama of Paris (Paris Montmartre Highlands 3: the Basilica in front of the large number of tourists). Gate with three arched doors, door to door on the top side has two horseback statue, a block is the King Louis IX, another is Joan of arc (Paris Montmartre Highlands 4: the Sacred Heart Church arched doors and two horseback statue).

See our tour members, there are also within the Sacred Heart Cathedral to visit, we put a heart, went in haste to a circle.

Since today is Saturday afternoon, the Choir sang hymns, just sings beautifully! out of the Church, old school to give her the shot I was overlooking Paris panoramic photos, and more, next to the visitors, and so a long time to stand up. I then took a small bell tower and near the front of the small vendors (Paris Montmartre Highlands 5: small bell tower in front of small vendors). This number can be glimpsed Montmartre heights of some features to cover could find open gallery and Highlands arts of regret (I bought it on a postcard left their trace).

And so we're going to end the tour to the collection, you'll know this is bad all the cabin in a blink!! disappeared! and I were both didn't catch where collection seems to go back to the bus on the collection, which we know the way back to the bus! all I can do is to start down the Highlands, also think about looking for a tram ride away.

The Highlands, found when cable car, or a figure, I get anxious is broken, it is not much to eat for dinner, a taxi back to the hotel is not a number you want to spend $ 2 is afraid or don't know the name of the hotel. There is no way, can only be capitalised as a guide to find. Ah, etc, etc, etc, there are at least 20 minutes, finally see guided tours with small flags coming toward us. With his back to the bus, and is not the group called, but that there are more than we had arrived late and it hasn't arrived! but in fact they are not aware of the truth, we hugged too early!Originally, the Guide to return to find us, also on the heights, was not found, then down, although finally found us, took him to hurry a bad tired, also the other teams were left aside, they only lost, came back late, it is not responsible for them, only two of us. Because we are a committed the offence, especially this time delay you more than an hour of time, also affect the drivers rest from work on time, the tour guide to both the driver and all sightseeing apology. We of course can only be listened to, to do so. The driver was very polite, but some members of the tour and I yelled dog blood nozzle. I was born, has never been so called too, for the love of travel and photography, but to eat into a a, stand no. Analysis of the reasons, apart from the old school slow, there is both love steering. So I decided to make small and old classmates alone (she has other acquaintances in the Group), to keeping up with the tour, walk everywhere in the team.