Montmartre and Pig Alley

This afternoon, after we had a rest from a busy morning, we headed up to Montmartre and the Pigalle area.

 

Montmartre is the area where the Sacre Cour Church is.  Pigalle is home of Paris' old red light district.  It is pretty tame by today's standards - the American GI's after WW2 called it Pig Alley and it most famous club is the Moulin Rouge.

 

We sat on the stairs of the church and enjoyed great views of Paris.  There were a lot of street performers and guys selling Heineken's to tourists.  One street pefromer climbed up a street pole and did some Circ de Soleil type routines and got a standing ovation from the crowd.  People actually waited in line to give him money afterwards.

 

We had dinner in a small village area behind the Sacre Cour church and Sarah enjoyed time on Facebook telling her friends about her adventure.

 

After dinner, we are headed to Arc de Triomphe and the Champs Élysées.