Montmartre

And finally on Monday, we took the metro from the end of the main section of the Promenade Plantée over to Montmartre. By the time we arrived there the sunshine had come out, the skies were blue, and the day was warming up at last. We sat on the steps in front of the Sacre-Coeur and enjoyed the heat.
The last two photos are the Igor Stravinsky fountain near the Pompidou Centre. Alas, it was drained and dry - so maybe it didn't matter too much that at last my camera battery had run out and my spare was back in the apartment. Then it was back to the apartment to collect our luggage, and off to the Gare de Lyon to take the coach back to the airport.

Promenade Plantee

I've shared photos of this walk, partially along an old disused rail line, before. This was our last day and started out a LOT colder, and very grey and overcast. Walking was a good thing to do.

Paris at night

Previously we've stayed near a metro line which served the Eiffel Tower and visited more than once. This year we hadn't seen it at all except from a distance, so we rectified that on the last night. According to Google Maps we walked about 10 km (7 miles) miles that night - no wonder C was tired afterwards.

We were curious about the onion domes, because we couldn't remember ever having seen them before. They are, in fact, the new Russian Orthodox Cathedral - so in fact we hadn't seen them.

Sunday afternoon

...and various.

We went to the Place des Vosges on Sunday afternoon, and were able to enjoy the sunshine. We went into a small art gallery and saw some beautiful glass art featuring Tintin - but alas, while I was sure I remembered the name of the artist, searching for it online has been a vain quest.

On the way back we went into the Pavilion de l'Arsenal which, along with the July column in the Place de Bastille was one of the features I used to orient myself. It's a museum of the city and built environment, and we would love to go back and spend more time there. It would be a great rainy-day destination. On a hot day with no air-con it was rather on the warm side, but fascinating. The two photos show a 3D relief model of Paris, and a model for the refurbishment of a multi-story carpark into residential dwelling.
The two sheep were just a window display - an Iceland travel bureau.