Another about Montmartre

I like how the door curves at the top with the similarly curved sign done in simple black and white. Pure white walls, not overly done, with the antique window panels, it's like bringing the whole look back to its original state, back to ol' Montmartre. Dessous translates to 'being underneath' or 'under', Ginette is probably the name of the old owner, probably named because the place is under a stairway. Ginette's Hangout...

Guess what, I did a search in google and found what it looked like before (below). How ugly. Euck. Good thing they repainted the walls and did a new signage. What were they thinking??? It looked like a cheap birthday cake you get from Safeway...Sorry I'm just trashing it...eeuuck

original photo from here.

Oh by the way, this is a bar/restaurant/café.

A Slice of Montmartre

The tilt of Sacré-Cœur can be seen from above the photo as most of Montmartre is made up of winding hills and narrow steps.

Au Petit Théâtre du Bonheur tucked in between the little houses that made up the up and down steps. How cute, like a red dot in the middle of everything white.


Another small gallery near Rue Lepic, where the french classic, Amélie was shot. Can you see my tiny weeny reflection on the narrow mirror inside at the center of the room?

A small restaurant, Chez Marie.
The replica of Moulin Rouge. A restaurant.

Rue Martyrs that goes down to the 9eme arr. has a lot of bakeries, food shops, epiceries and such. A nice afternoon scroll, children and mommies buying baguettes, dads too, and some tourists.