A crÊpe-less day
Montmartre is only a quick bus ride away from our hostel which made it the perfect start to our day after a slightly later morning. The first thing we wanted to do was ride the funicular which took us to the steps of Sacre Cœur. We admired the view, strolled through the church with its beautiful stained glass, and took some pictures before heading over to look at the art in the square. It was gorgeous and we had to keep reminding ourselves that we had no way to pack it safely so we wouldn’t splurge. After wandering through the streets some more and enjoying all of the art and the atmosphere, we found a smaller shop that was selling smaller and cheeper prints that we could fit in our folder so we decided to get some of those.
At this point, we started getting hungry and found ourselves at an outdoor table of a French restaurant. We happily sat down and started with an order of escargot. They were delicious and we both really enjoyed them, the garlic butter warmed our chest! Our next course was moules frites and chicken which we also enjoyed (especially the mussels). Our waiter was very friendly and helpful which made the experience even better.
Once we finished lunch, we made our way down to Moulin Rouge before catching a metro to the Pompidou center. We walked past a street artist sculpting two dogs out of sand before finding a spot to relax and people watch for a bit. Our next stop was to Amorino’s for gelato which was yummy in our tummies.
Our last destination was La Marais, the Jewish quarter, which is known for its falafel and cute cobblestone streets. We wandered around some more and looked at some of the shops before settling in a park nearby. When we started getting hungry, we went back to a falafel shop for pita wraps which we brought to a different park to enjoy. Since we had agreed that today would be a slower day, we then headed back to the hostel to shower and plan our day for tomorrow.
