We woke to a sunny morning after heavy rain during the night. We decided to make the most of a nice day and took a long metro ride out to Parc des Buttes Chaumont on the eastern outskirts of Paris. This is a large parkland area that was once a rubbish dump and quarry with lots of pathways up and down hills to a man made lake and waterfall. There were lots of people wandering through the different parks and it is also a favourite for bike riders and joggers. We walked up to the highest point where there is a great view over Montmartre. From here we walked back and found Parc de Bellville that we didn't find a few days ago. Again this offered some great views back over the city.
We had such a nice lunch in a Cafe after being at Pere Lachaise Cemetery that we went back to the same place for lunch today however discovered that they don't do the Plate of the day lunch at weekends so had to choose something from the menu.
When we came out of the restaurant we discovered it had clouded over and there had been a shower of rain. We caught the metro back to the apartment. Lots of people were travelling, some with big parcels, obviously last minute Christmas shopping, others loaded with cases and many got off the metro at the major stations to catch trains out of town. The feel of Christmas cheer was in the air.
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| Montmarte dominated by Sacre Coeur from Parc de Buttes Chaumont |
Guy, Rae and the girls phoned tonight (their Christmas morning). The girls were very excited about their Santa presents and still had others to open. They were shaken by the quake but no damage to the house and no liquefaction to clean up this time.
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