The Heart of Paris
We walked up the Avenue de l'Opera towards the Opera House itself, stopping off at one or two shops to do a little shopping for essentials.
Then we went round the Opera House to the Boulevard Housmanns which runs behind it, where we found the Galleries Lafayette.
In the main atrium just inside the main door Christmas decorations were already in place, including this huge Christmas tree.
Prices struck us as fairly steep, as you would expect.
We decided to have a second visit to Montmartre and found the metro station to get there.
We strolled around the market area in daylight now, and then up the hill via the steps you can see here, back again to the Place du Teurtre.
The meal at the Italian restaurant was delightful, and the Xaviers entertained us royally. After the meal, they drove us home via the centre of Paris, so we could see the lights, and especially the Christmas lights on the building of the Galeries Lafayette, of which Pierre was at that stage a director.
Here is the Notre Dame Cathedral by floodlights.
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