We enjoyed some excellent weather in Paris for Bastille Day, and took the opportunity to spend most of the day outside. We had a long walk from our place up to Concorde, then jumped in the Metro and headed out to Monmartre to spend the afternoon there, since I haven’t been there in years. It was absolutely packed with tourists, but no matter — the rest of Paris was closed for the holiday, so this is where the action was.

Sacre Coeur

To say this was a little bit of a tourist trap would be an understatement. Standing room only on the stairs!

Views of Paris from Monmartre

The Eiffel Tower peeks through the trees

A Parisian couple stop to take in the view

A singer in the square behind Sacre Coeur

Aude near Monmartre

A Bastille Day parade with ATVs heads down the street

This takes green transport to a new level