Hotel Regyn’s
Pl. des Abbesses, 75018 Paris
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48°53’4.7832″N, 2°20’17.0520″E

We landed in Paris at 10:00am local time. Passing through French Customs was unbelievably quick. After collecting our luggage we found our way to the train station that is  connected to the airport terminal & took a local train to Gare du Nord. Then  we hopped on the Paris Metro that had a stop that is very  close to our hotel in the Montmartre area.

Our hotel is in a very nice area of the city with lots of cafes & interesting shops & architecture. We also like it because the majority of people live in this neighborhood so it is easy to get a small sense of what it’s like for the locals to live here.

We arrived at the hotel too soon to check in so we dropped off our bags and went to a nearby cafe for some refreshments.

David & I were quick to make our choice.

Valerie & Catherine opted for tea!

After refreshments were finished we took a brief stroll around the neighborhood & then checked into our hotel.

Our hotel rooms are very small but clean & comfortable & reasonably priced for the area we are in.

Later in the afternoon Catherine & Valerie & David walked “up” to see the cathedral Sacre Coeur – about a 30 minute walk from our hotel. I was feeling jet lagged so I opted for hanging out with the locals in a very small neighborhood park.

This apartment building overlooks the park. I’d love to be able to get a close look at that rooftop garden!

By 6:00pm we were all starting to feel hungry so we walked down the street to a nearby restaurant – Le Sancerre – & had a great dinner.

Followed by an amazing dessert – millefeuille with fresh raspberries, that we split 4-ways. Still plenty of calories to go around for everyone!

We all slept well after that feast!

Cheers!