Chasing Amelie

We have arrived straight into the heart of Paris. We have been lucky enough to look after a very Parisian apartment in Montmatre. Hey Montmatre, does that ring a bell? Yes.. it does! Well many artists have lived in residence here through the ages such as Dali, Monet, Picasso and van Gogh. Hey, that isn't current enough, the Moulin Rouge?.. no.. OK..so let's move to today. The film world has also embraced Paris's sole hill for it's very cute appearance. One such film that comes to mind is Amelie. We actually live 20 metres away from the grocer that Amelie visits to buy her daily nuts and 1 fig. Let's check it out.


The scene from the movie




What we saw of it today.. Interestingly.. there are soooo many tourists in this area, but this was the only area left tourist free >> our little secret. As you can see, not much post production went into it .. Mmmm ?



Would you like to buy a postcard to go with your lemon?

Let's move onto the Sacre-Coeur where Amelie leaves a trail for our friend to follow.



And.. what did we find apart from triple the tourists?


Hey - most people go for the site.. we go to match scenes.

Alright - so let's show you around these scenes a little further to give you an idea of how many people visit and what you can see.

The view of Paris from Sacre-Coeur. You can't actually see the Eiffel Tower from here - but if you peak between a fence and a tree to the right you can.


The tower as promised - just had to climb a fence to give you the rooftop view.

The crowds flocking to watch a busker perform on the stairs - I imagine he earns more than most of us just through tips.. Amongst the musicians are also flocks of artists who fight each other to draw your portrait - living the true Montmatre struggling artist dream.

Hey - Spot the odd guy out? Nothing odd about this scene in Paris - we all dance the streets - and warming up beforehand is important.

Finally - just to give you an idea of foot traffic.. only 27 million tourists visit Paris per year.. not many really is it ??