La Basilique du Sacré Coeur de Montmartre

Gorgeous cathedral, I went once during the week, and again on a Sunday night. During the night visit, I sat and enjoyed nuns singing; the resonance of the building is amazing. After, I sat with a mix of Brazilian and French architecture students and drank wine and ate cheese on the steps leading up to the church as night fell. There was a cheesy guitar player playing the top ten best-known American songs, which of course the tourists were singing along. Anyhow, it was great to get to know these other students. They were part of an exchange program where they worked with French students. Earlier, the French went to Brazil for some time to explore the contemporary architecture as well as to get to know the culture of Rio de Janeiro. Now the Brazilians came here to do the same. They were great fun.