We had a few hours in Paris en route to London taking the Eurostar through the Chunnel, so we left our cheap hotel near Gare du Nord and walked north several blocks to climb the steep hills of the Butte Montmartre, upon which the Sacre Coeur straddles, with magnificent views to the south of Paris. It was a sunny April (24) day without a cloud in the sky. The streets were teeming. The basilica cornerstone was laid in 1884 and the edifice was completed in 1914.Great steak frites at the Hippopotamus Brasserie before grabbing the train. The Gare du Nord is the busiest train station in Europe with 180 million passengers in 2009 !
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