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On Sunday, I took my students to Paris to give them sort of an overview (it’s only an hour from Lille, so it’s a quick day trip).

We started the day by going up Montmartre and Sacré Coeur, which are the highest points in Paris.

Sacré Coeur
The mosaics in the church are incredible
Mini mosaics that go around the church with the stations of the cross
Memorial to Joan of Ark
Because Montmartre is the highest point in Paris it was a good place to have windmills-here is one of them
View from the front of Sacré Coeur
There is a little spot off to the side (that many people don’t know about) where you can get a nice view of Eiffel Tower

Then we headed off to the Eiffel Tower and to walk along the river.

Standing in the Jardin des Tuileries you can see Place de la Concorde (with the obelisk-this is where the guillotine was during the French Revolution) and the Arc de Triomphe behind it

Then I headed to Sainte-Chapelle (possibly controversial opinion: if you only go to one church in Paris this is the one-the stained glass will quite literally take your breath away and the pictures do not do it justice).

Then I went into La Conciergerie, which was originally a palace and then (ironically) became a prison during the French Revolution that most notably housed Marie-Antoinette

This is believed to be the site of Marie-Antoinette’s cell and is now a memorial to her
This is the courtyard the women were allowed in (only the women were allowed outside time) and the little fountain to the right is where they could clean up

Ended the day with a crêpe at Notre Dame

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