Sunrise Sunday

Early birds get the best seats.

Above: the Tour de France is hours away but fans are already streaming up the butte

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 Tour de France

 Arrival in Paris: Sunday July 26, 2026  

 

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 Montmartre schedule

Sunrise Sunday

A very Happy Easter / Joyeuses Pâques 2026

 

Above: blush-pink sweet-scented “Elegant Lady” lilies a.k.a. the "Pink Easter Lily” 

 

 

Thursday thought

Winter trees enhance the city's beauty at sunrise.

Travel Tuesday

 

Looking back: spending time with loved ones off the French Atlantic coast.

 

Above: up early to the smell of fresh coffee and croissants

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Brittany islands

3 hours (or less) from Paris

 

Sunrise Sunday

It's the dawn of a new day.

Above: the Eiffel Tower at 5:20 AM

 

Sunrise Saturday

 

 Re-post of a favorite photo taken from atop the Butte Montmartre overlooking the city.

"Soft as dawn"

 

Wake up Wednesday

 

A blanket of pink, from the top of the butte.

 

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Throwback Thursday

 

Paris wakes up.

 From the Basilica of Sacré Coeur, the highest point in Paris

 

 

Soft as dawn

 

A soft morning light bathes the horizon from beneath rain clouds.

It's a new day.

Montmartre dawn

Sunrise over the city on a brisk December morning.