Paris is very alive

Today is our last day in Paris. It took me 2 days to figure out what the magic of Paris is all about. As Eddie and I were sitting in a small cafe near our hotel in the Montmartre area it came to me. Every corner has a small bistro, a wine bar, a Boulangerie (pastry shop) and they all are busy. At the small cafes people - friends meeting after work, young couples, elderly couples are sitting and enjoyig a glass of wine or a glass of beer, laughing, chatting, kissing. There is a look of contentment and joy on all the faces I see. This is the beauty of Paris.
We have enjoyed seeing and exploring all the main sites.
From our hotel we can easily take the Metro.
Musee D'Orsay - Many famous paintings and works of art are here - Degas, The Ballerina, Whistler's Mother, Toulouse-Latrec, Manet, Monet. The building itself is an architectural wonder.
Notre Dame Cathedral - We took a taxi here, but I believe if we asked we would have found the metro stop. Anyway, it is more spectacular than I imagined. We did not do the Tower tour, the line was very long, but we walked around inside. It's beautiful.
From Notre Dame we grabbed a water taxi, which stops at all the main sites. We saw the Eiffel Tower up close and personal.
The Louvre - Oh my. Here's some good advise. Buy your ticket in the Metro, otherwise you will wait in an extremely long line to get in. We did and we walked right in. What can I say? We saw Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo and so, so many great works of art.
Despite all this I believe the beauty of Paris is sitting at the little cafes and people watching. We love our Hotel location. It is just below the Sacre Couer Church. Surrounding the church is shops and cafes and many artists painting.
Paris is truly magical. I would like to return. I would actally like to have an apartment in Montmarte. Well, I can dream can't I? An image I'll always keep with me is the people buying their baguettes at the Bakeries first thing in the morning and on the way home from work each day. Business men in suits, moms pushing their babies in strollers all carring their baquettes.
Munich tomorrow. More to come.