Paris Day 3

Thursday we slept in late... because we could... we were on vacation, right!? David went for a jog around our cute Canal-district neighborhood and then we headed to a couple of areas we hadn't yet been - Champs Elysees and Montmartre. Champs Elysees was crowded and full of eye candy in the windows and girls wearing interesting outfits. It was fashion week in Paris and I don't know if that influenced some of the crazy things people were wearing, or if it was just normal!

Louis Vuitton flagship store

 

Proof we were there

Guys breakdancing in front of the Arc de Triomphe - a funny juxtaposition to me

From the Champs Elysees, we took the Metro to Montmartre, the little neighborhood to the north of Paris that sits up on a hill. It was fun walking around the cute streets and stores up there and we hiked up to the Sacre-Cour Basilica, which was beautiful and sacred.  Enjoying the panoramic view of Paris from the steps of the church we were serenaded by a French dude perfectly performing Jason Mraz's song "I'm Yours." Fun little moment!

View of the steps we were getting ready to climb

Sacre Cour

We wandered back down from the church and stopped for espresso at a cute little cafe. Once we sat down, we realized it was the Cafe des 2 Moulins from the movie Amelie (if you haven't seen it - you should!).  Montmartre apparently has a big music scene, because there was a whole street of guitar, bass guitar, drum, and turntable shops! David loved the window shopping, especially at this place where some super talented guitarist was testing out one of the models inside.

Great movie, but not so interested in seeing an actual show there...

We ended up by the infamous Moulin Rouge and hopped on the metro to our dinner for the night at Bistrot Paul Bert. Out-of-this world amazing meal and highly recommended for anybody going to Paris! I had the fixed price menu, with some sort of fish tartare in a yummy vinaigrette and the sea scallops swimming in butter (France has the BEST butter... why don't we have it in America?), and David had the steak au poive & frites, perfectly cooked with a rich sauce to be soaked up by the fries. For dessert we had the Grand Marnier souffle... YUM!

Au revoir!