Gypsy`s Sunday spot: Montmartre

Today I`m going to spend the whole day with my sister-in-law, Janine......Janine who is lucky enough to live in Paris ...... we`ll spend the day in Montmartre...one of my favourite, favourite spots .......colourful, bohemian and utterly charming.....here we are at the beautiful Bistro L'Epicurean .....having coffee and croissants

.......being expert and marathon shoppers, we will start at the lovely little shops and as always I won`t be able to decide which of the fabulous prints I want (because I want them all!!!!).......but savouring every memory as we walk these ancient streets with it`s old shops and cobblestones and wonderful cafes........having lots of coffee......

At the base of Montmartre, looking up at Sacre Coeur, at the little corner cafe, we will buy Crepe Suzette`s and sit on the steps.....looking out at the great view........enjoying the fact that we are on the highest hill in Paris....savouring each of the scenes of this bohemian village atmosphere.....

Montmartre has long been synonymous with the French Bohemian art community.....everyday, many artists set up their easels to paint in the artist's square known as Place du Tertre......and you can`t help but remembering the great artists that had their studios there....such as Salvador Dalí, Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso and Vincent van Gogh...

....for lunch we will pick one of the wonderful cafes...like this one, right on the Place du Tertre, offering a pretty good deal on 6 oysters with a glass of white wine......

...the afternoon will be spent exploring the hill, watching the thousands of people and enjoying the Sacre Couer ........

....and here we will stay till the sun sets and the haunting music of the nightlife begins........

Images from the following travel sites: Go there guide ; tripadvisor ; Flickr ; Montmartre site