As we exited the metro we started looking for the "Place St. Michel" because apparently it's really nice to go see; it's filled with fabrics, buttons and all kinds of things for sewing. I knew I wasn't going to buy anything for sewing but hey, I'm in Paris might as well see everything it has to offer! But unfortunately we couldn't find it, even though it was supposed to be super close to Sacre-Coeur. Just as we were arriving to Sacre-Coeur (it's a huge white Basilica on top of a quite big cliff) it started pouring rain! Oh no, I couldn't believe it! Just when we get there it starts to rain, and my boots got soaked again! (Damn, I really need new ones). We waited a little until it calmed down, since of course none of us had an umbrella. It finally stopped and we went all the way up.
The stairs were a good work out, but the view was so worth it. It was amazing! You could see all of Paris, it was incredible. As I stood there looking at Paris, I couldn't believe I was actually here! So many people dream of just visiting Paris and I get to live here! The basilica was also beautiful, definitely worth seeing if you're ever in Paris. We didn't go inside because we wanted to go to the top of the church to see the view (oh no more stairs! haha) and since it was still cloudy it would be better if we went another day that was more clear. Besides we have 7 months to get to visit the basilica!
We then walked to "Place Tertre" which is a small plaza filled with portrait artist and cafes. Back in 2007 I got my portrait done here, it brought back some memories. It such a cute little plaza.
We then walked down some more stairs, and found a little cafe were we thought we saw a special of 1 appetizer, 1 main dish and 1 dessert all for 13.50 euros. So we went in but we realized it was either 1 appetizer&1 main dish or 1 main dish and 1 dessert, but still 13.50 euros for that was good. We looked around other places and one dish was like 10 euros. We ordered french onion soup for appetizer, which was delicious! I love soup and this one was so good! Here's a picture...
To my surprise it was actually filling, I couldn't finish my main course because I was already a bit full and the main dish was a good portion. I guess I was expecting the typical american portion for lunch specials, where everything is smaller (but if you go to some restaurants like The cheesecake factory, even the lunch specials are big!).
We then took the metro to Pigalle , which if some you don't know what it is, it's the area where you can find the well known Moulin Rouge. We could've walked there from Sacre-Coeur, since everything is at walking distance, but my boots were soaked and it was getting cold outside and I my feet where frozen.
We took some pictures and walked around the street which was filled with sex shops and some strip clubs. To be honest, I was expecting a bit more. I think I've seen more strip clubs in St. Catherine in Montreal. (Tip for all the girls who want to go visit, use the buddy system!! There was this creepy dude who followed us to the metro. It was really scary, because he kept looking at us and waiting for us to see what metro we were taking.Thankfully we were able to get rid of him)
The girl who I was with she said that this street reminded her of NYC, and I could see that a little bit. It was weird seeing all those bright neon lights all over the street, you don't really see that kind of lighting in Paris.
We then decided to go to the Champs Elysees to see the light decorations before they take them down. I think the best part of that walk was that as we where coming out of the metro, we looked up and bam! there's Arc du Triomphe! It was such a beautiful sight, just seeing it so up close. I got so excited, it felt like I was slapped (in a good way) and getting told "Bam, you're in Paris!".
We walked around and I was glad it wasn't as busy as it was when I had gone the 30th. We wanted to visit the Louis Vuitton store just to look around because it was so big! But there was a huge line, so we'll go another time. We went inside H&M to warm up and of course it was also pretty big, maybe not as much as Louis V. but still. Also everything was black and white (I've notice Parisians wear very dark colors). Oh and we went to Mcdonald's to use the bathroom and it has 3 floors AND computers where you can put your order!! It was insane, I didn't take any pictures because I didn't want to look like an idiot taking a picture of a computer haha. I loved the smell of Mcdonald, not only because I like to have Mcdo once in a while, but also because it made me feel like I was back home. I know that's weird, but it's the same smell as the ones in the U.S & Canada, so I dunno I guess it made me feel like even though I was somewhere else in the world, there was still a small part of America in Paris.
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