There is recompense for traveling alone. No arguments. No compromises. No dark clouds or judgemental overlay. But there is a cost too. Traveling with good company is wonderful. Traveling with good and knowledgable company is even better ...more energy for the experience when there is less invested in managing the lodgistics. This is the epic Sacra Cour in MontMarche. Flights of stairs to the streets below. Shiny wet streets and a little mist. Phantasmagorical panhandler. An over-arching sense of being safe amidst the novelty and lovliness. Just an overnight trip to Paris. Routine-- even tedious to people that have spent their life amidst a mix of cultures and countries. But just what I needed to get out of the holiday funk!