Montmartre & Sacre-Coeur Basilica: In Paris with ZamsZanyTravels.com

 

One of our items on our to-do list was to visit the Montmartre area and toured the Basilica. Again, we had perfect timing and got there early. We walked right in with no line. A quick bag check at the door and we enjoyed a lovely peaceful visit to this beautiful Sacre-Coeur Basilica. We had not been here before and were not disappointed. 

When we left, the line was wrapped around the outer courtyard. Go early is my advice. Enjoy a tour and I even took a few videos with the choir singing - of course it was a recording, but it was beautiful. 

The visit of the Basilica is free. It is open every day without exception from 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Enjoy your day! 

Happy and safe travels,

~ Cindy 

Lunch at Jules Verne: In Paris with ZamsZanyTravels.com

 

Lunch at Le Jules Verne was a delightful way to celebrate our 54th wedding anniversary. The wait staff is the most attentive you will ever experience.  

There was one funny moment when Justin went to pour himself some more water from the decanter and the waiter hustled over to take over that duty. We had at least three waiters watching over us and had prime seats at the window. 

At the table to our right a young couple evidently knew the chef because he came out to chat with them. 

We did the lunch menu with three courses, but they kept bringing out extra things we didn’t expect. I think I probably missed a few photos. We ended up not eating any dinner last night, but munched on a few baked goods we’d stored away from breakfast. 

If you’re visiting Paris, and want great food, service, and beautiful skyline views from the Eiffel Tower, you must book in advance on their website. They even celebrated with us our 54th wedding anniversary with a very special dessert. 

Happy & safe travels to all!

~ Cindy 

Sainte Chapelle: In Paris with ZamsZanyTravels.com

 

Sainte Chapelle was one or our first early morning visits. We had tickets for a 9:02 a.m. opening, the first of the day. I suggest that if you want to avoid the crowds, get tickets and go early. 

I was very pleasantly surprised to see that all of the stain glassed windows on the second floor have been fully restored. The last time we were there years ago, a whole wall of them had been removed. It was a beautiful restoration. 

Get your tickets easily online through their website Sainte-Chapelle de Paris. You can book audio phones as well. Best to do that early because sometimes they have big groups which snatch them up. 

Next up today will be lunch Le Jules Verne restaurant in the Eiffel Tower. Enjoy your day!

Happy and safe travels to all!

~ Cindy 

Notre Dame Post Reconstruction: In Paris with ZamsZanyTravels.com

 

At long last we were able to do a little traveling and our first choice was to return to Paris and view Notre Dame Cathedral after the reconstruction phase.

We toured with Uncle Sam tours the exterior and interior of Notre Dame. It was a very interesting tour and viewing the famed Cathedral now after being mostly restored was such a blessing to us. We’ve been to Paris many times and have seen Notre Dame in its original state, during reconstruction, and now after it’s been restored. 

They are still working on the spires as you can see scaffolding and workers up high completing their work. Our guide thought it would take a few more years to complete the outside restoration. It’s such an intricate job and our patience in waiting to see it was worth it. The interior as well as the exterior have been revitalized with painstaking care and precision. Another beautiful day in Paris.

Happy and safe travels to all,

~ Cindy