Heather and I bought a museum pass – 40 euro for four days, for entry into over 60 monuments and museums in Paris. Talk about no brainer. Being the huge nerd that I am, I wanted to go the Museum of Science and Industry. This one is the largest in all of Europe and probably 2X the size of the Academy of Sciences. However, size doesn’t really mean anything in this case.
The French should just stick to their storied history. In terms of the innovation, science and technology, this place was a bit of a snooze. The planetarium film was one from the 90s – produced by Americans and narrated by Whoopi Goldberg. I had actually seen it before. The aquarium consisted of one tank and three types of fish. Not wanting to spend any more time here, we decided to head over to Montmartre.
Montmartre is probably best known from the movies Amelie and La Vie en Rose and for it’s white-domed Basilica of the Sacré Cœur on its summit.
Montmartre is hilly and charming. Since it was so, incredibly hot, we decided to follow Rick Steves’ Montmartre Walk and do as little thinking as possible. It was a charming walk – here are the highlights:
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| Dali's Apartment |
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| Chagall's Hangout |
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| Picasso's Studio |
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