We got to wake up in Montmarte, and it was glorious. Our Airbnb looks out over a great courtyard, so we get to see and hear this small part of Paris wake up around us. 


After lounging around for a while, we roused ourselves and headed to a recommended brunch spot, Marcel. After having amazing poached eggs, we decided to more thoroughly investigate the neighborhood around us. 

Perched up on a rather steep hill, narrow winding roads connected by a series of stairways had a certain familiarity to it. We poked around side streets and eventually ended up at Sacre Coeur. 


It’s a beautiful building, both inside and out. While nice that it is free to visit, this made it very busy and so we made our visit brief. The overcast day hedges the view a bit too, even though it was still spectacular. Returning on a clear day is in our future. 

More exploring gave us our bearings. Grocery. Wine store. Restaurants we wanted to return to. A slow map was building of all the places you can’t read about or look up until you’re finally at the place. 


So we spent the rest of our evening planning, buying tickets, arranging loose schedules of days. Of course the baguette and bottle of wine helped tremendously. 

We headed to bed early, knowing tomorrow was an early rise to try and get to the Eiffel Tower before the huge lines struck.