Today is my last day in Paris. I am a little home sick, so will be ready to had home tomorrow. The French do love their dogs and take them everywhere, which of course makes me miss The Diva that much more.
Today, I took the Metro for the first time since my stay and went to Montmartre. It is just way too far to walk.
After the initial 300 stairs up to the base of the Basilica, I strolled along the Artisans area where the shops are so quaint and the artists abundant. Some are painting their own masterpieces in the Square and others are attempting to get tourists to sit for a sketch.
I made my way up to the Basilica and walked silently throughout the Church. As always, I lit a candle.
I decided it would be it would be interesting to climb the Dome and see Paris from a higher place. Sacre Couer has just about the best view of the entire city.
It is posted that there are 300 steps. What's another 300? Well, these are steep, winding and very confined. At one point, I actually felt like I was going to have an anxiety attack due to the claustrophobia, but I managed to catch my breath and carry on.
Once I reached the top and felt the cooler air and breeze, I felt better.
There was soft music being piped in and "My heart will go on" was playing. I had to laugh at the irony as I felt like my heart was going to jump out of my chest, not go on.
The 360 views were spectacular and I'm glad I made the climb. Going down was a bit easier.
I treated myself to a cafe au lait at a cafe at the base of the Basilica and then wandered in and out of the shops. I found a wonderful place for lunch with an unobstructed view of Sacre Couer and a great place to people watch.
I then left the area and headed off to my dessert making class. There were only 5 of us in the class. A family with 2 girls and myself. Our instructor was from Australia and was so knowledgeable and personable, it made for a wonderful experience.
We made 6 different desserts, Creme Brule, 2 cream tarts, a chocolate lava cake, peach mousse and famous tea cakes. We all had to work at putti g the ingredients together, including the caramelization of the Creme Brule. Another instructor was teaching a dinner class and was concocting all sorts of cocktails to accompany the meal and kept coming over with the drinks to get our opinion. It was a lot of fun and I can't wait to try the recipes at home.
It was difficult to eat all that sugar, so we all just had a taste.
I returned home about 7:00 and was so tired, that I passed on dinner and took the time instead to pack.
I did indeed have to buy another carry on that I will check tomorrow.
I will learn to pack lighter, I will learn to pack lighter, I will learn to pack lighter...................
I bid adieu to Paris and Provence.
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