The Musee d’Orsay is a former train station built for the 1900 International Exposition in Paris and was almost torn down in the 1970s. It was saved and today houses an amazing collection of sculpture and paintings by artists such as Monet, Degas, Renoir, Picasso and Van Gogh. I toured the museum last week while in Paris and took the shot below through the clock face. You can see across the Seine River to the Louvre Museum, the Paris Ferris wheel, and in the distance on the hill, the Sacré-Cœur Basilica.

The Sacré-Cœur Basilica sits in the famous neighborhood of Montmartre, home to the Moulin Rouge theater and the art community where Picasso and other notables hung out for years.

Here’s a shot just down the street from Sacré-Cœur. The neighborhood has lots of tourists, but still maintains a charm that made for a fun day of touring the Basilica, dining at outdoor cafes, and visiting the Musee d Montmartre.

We climbed the 300+ steps to the top of the Basilica to get the shot below. It looks back in the same general direction as the first shot from the Musee d’ Orsay. You can also see the Eiffel Tower in the distance on the right.

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