Montmartre, Paris

Montmartre, an area in the 16th arrondissement (district) sits high on a hill above Paris. Its known for its arty, bohemian lifestyle, having been home to some of France’s most well known artists – artists such as Degas, Toulouse-Lautrec, Van Gogh, Monet, Renois, Picasso – and the list goes on. Montmartre actually dates back until

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The Louvre

I expected this to be a museum, albeit a large one with works of art that I have only heard about in history lessons at school so long ago. I expected to see the glass prism at its entrance, the long lines of people and a bit of artwork. What I didn’t expect was the

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