Thoughtful Thursday

Keep going, or turn back?

Thoughtful Thursday

 

A late-night, almost meditative hush.

White Wednesday

 

Paris wakes up to an Impressionist dreamscape.

Midnight in Paris

Tucked beneath Montmartre steps lies Paris' most iconic metro station under a dreamlit sky.

 

Stepping through time

 

If these stairs could speak, what would they say?

Stairs and stares

 

 

Under the stares.

Above: an intimate café at the bottom of a Montmartre stairway

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Stairways are a defining feature of Montmartre's hilly streets and bohemian charm. A recent post, “Sunday sipping,“ received so many views that I thought they deserve a little more attention than I've been giving them.

 

Their steep, often uneven steps - like the famous 222 leading to the Sacré-Cœur Basilica - offer breathtaking views of the city while connecting quaint cobblestone paths lined with artists’ studios, cafés, and ivy-draped buildings. Immortalized in art and film, they evoke a romantic, enduring Paris, where each climb feels like a journey into history (or a full workout!), from the days of Picasso and Toulouse-Lautrec to the vibrant street performers of today. - BPJ

 

Sunday sipping

Soaking in Montmartre charm where stairways are often a backdrop. 

 

Snow

 

 

A light snowfall.

 

Fairytale Friday

An evening repast under twinkling lights at the foot of a Montmartre stairway.

 

Paris blue

 

 A Montmartre stairway painted blue by school children.

 

Graffiti greeting

 

 A bright drawing greets those ascending this Montmartre stairway.

Street of stairs

 Rue Maurice Utrillo is, in fact, a long stairway that runs alongside a park.

Fall, on stairs

Fallen leaves cover this steep stairway from top to bottom.

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Autumn in Montmartre

A step down

Graffiti covers the wall of a Montmartre staircase. 

Balloon boy

Graffiti in relief partially down a Montmartre stairway.

Quiet walkway

The serenity of a cobbled walkway.

Above: a stairway leads to Place Dalida and Allée des Brouillards

Café high

A café stop near the top of Montmartre's longest and most photographed stairway.

From the top

View from a Montmartre stairway.

Leaves

Golden leaves on a Montmartre stairway.

Stare cases

 

Brightly colored staircases in Montmartre have been stopping passersby in their tracks all week.