montmarte (the neighborhood where amelie was filmed)

one of the neighborhoods that we visited in paris was montmarte. an important neighborhood because it was one where artists, like picasso and modigliani, once lived and had studios... the great cubists and so forth. so it is quite the bohemian neighborhood. one of the most glorious things about this neighborhood is sacre coeur church, high on a hill. when climbing the stairs, you have the view of the entire city below you. but let me tell the truth...the main reason that i have fallen in love with montmarte is because it is the neighborhood where one of my all time favorite movies was filled... AMELIE!!! the sacre coeur is the church where Amelie has Nino, the guy that she is in love with, follow a clues so they could eventually meet. i felt lighter than air being there.



an image of the actual church, sacre coure, which is at the top of a long flight of stairs. from here there is an incredible view of the all of paris.



annette, leslie, and me standing in front of the view from the sacre coeur



in front of the metro station where amelie sees the blind man standing on the sidewalk and decides to do a good deed by taking him on a tour of the street and markets, explaining the world around them.



the 2 windmills, the cafe where amelie works. annette and i stopped in and had a coffee and creme brulee. they named a creme brulee after amelie.



one of the most delightful things about paris is the world of sweets that constantly await. here i am chomping into a nutella and banana crepe. the people in paris are known for eating slowly and digesting their food. i am known for devouring food (this crepe was eaten in less than 1 minute) and wanting more and more. i will never be a good parisian woman (and not just because i don't speak french).