Our courtyard apartment is from the late 1800's in the Montmartre area of Paris. This charming village is known for it's artists, cobbled streets and enchanting steep stone steps leading to many magical mysteries
We have named our diamond in the rough "The Countess" as it is said a German countess lived there. It is on Rue Yvonne le Tac named for a very brave teacher freedom fighter who saved up to 700 children during the war. It is a "storeybook" place.
By the time you read this newsletter we will have spent an intense 3 weeks renovating, redecorating and prowling the world famous Paris Flea Markets to create our own Dreamy Parisian little nest!
We shipped nearly everything from Paint,Tools, Flooring and even the Romance Furniture and Bedding that comes from Little White House! More details in our next Newsletter, dont miss it!
Not only has my Dream of visiting Paris come true, but it has led to an unbelievable once in a lifetime adventure with our dearest friends, Andy and Helga Noll.Together we have bought a pied á terra.
A pied á terra is a small city place, originating with the gentry who had a country estate but kept an apartment in the city.
Set on a hill 130 meters high, the area of Montmartre looks grandly out over all of Paris. The name "Montmartre" comes from "Mont des Martyrs" (the bishop St. Denis, the priest Rustique, and the archdeacon Eleuthère were all decapitated there around the year 250). In the 12th century, Benedictine monks built a monastery near Rue des Abesses. It later became the seat of a powerful abbey.
The end of the 19th century saw Montmartre to be the center of artistic life in Paris and the model of a free, bohemian existence. Many artists, from Berlioz to Picasso, lived, worked, and played here. These creative spirits (and their café, the Lapin Agile) helped keep this area the city's intellectual and artistic center up until the first World War.
