Paris Day Two: Evening
I finished up my grand tour of Paris with two more famous French sites, Basilique due Sacre-Coeur and Moulin Rouge. After have a French wine and cheese filled dinner, my travel companions and I made our way to the Moulin Rouge and I have to say it looked Exactly as I had imagined it out. It was a very interesting part of the city to say the least and although I don't consider myself a modest individuals some of the sights definitely made me gasp and blush. Moulin Rouge is one of the world's most -talked-about nightclubs and was immortalized by the French painter, Toulouse-Lautrec. The iconic windmill is still there, and so is the cancan, but this once seedy bar has become an expensive, slick variety show with an emphasis on half-dressed women.
The last stop on this never-ending, mind-boggling day was Sacre-Coeur. The basilica of Sacre-Coeur (or Church of the Sacred Heart) is a brilliant white structure that is just as much a part of the Paris skyline as the Eiffel Tower. We climbed about a billion stairs to reach where it sits upon the highest point in the whole city. on a clear afternoon, the panoramic view can extend up to 40 miles. The building of the church was financed by the citizens of Paris and took almost 40 years to finish. It gets its name from the belief that the sacred remains of heart of Jesus Christ is buried within it. I have to say that although I was dead tired from my eventful day, the sight of the church woke me right up. It was spectacular and pristine and provided an excellent view of the city. Standing on the steps of Sacre-Coeur, overlooking the Paris in all of its entirety was a prefect ending to a day I will not soon forget.
The last stop on this never-ending, mind-boggling day was Sacre-Coeur. The basilica of Sacre-Coeur (or Church of the Sacred Heart) is a brilliant white structure that is just as much a part of the Paris skyline as the Eiffel Tower. We climbed about a billion stairs to reach where it sits upon the highest point in the whole city. on a clear afternoon, the panoramic view can extend up to 40 miles. The building of the church was financed by the citizens of Paris and took almost 40 years to finish. It gets its name from the belief that the sacred remains of heart of Jesus Christ is buried within it. I have to say that although I was dead tired from my eventful day, the sight of the church woke me right up. It was spectacular and pristine and provided an excellent view of the city. Standing on the steps of Sacre-Coeur, overlooking the Paris in all of its entirety was a prefect ending to a day I will not soon forget.
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