(Yes, I know its noisy and you can barely hear me but bare with me...)
Hello again my loves! So I'm finishing up my second week here in Paris and it has been very eventful! I wanted to visit the more artsy side of Paris and I was told Montmartre was the place to see. Although they failed to mention the mission it was going to take me in order to get there.
The thing about Montmartre is that it's on a hill north of Paris and its the highest point of Paris. So once we exit the train, you climb stairs.... stairs...stairs.... turn the corner....and oh yeah, MORE STAIRS! I'm sure my butt will thank me later for it. But once you get to the top it is WAY well worth it. A little fun note for all you art fans out there, Salvador Dali, Vincent van Gogh and Pablo Picasso all had studios and worked in that area. It blew my mind! I'm definitely going back for a Dali exhibit I saw posters around the city that they're having soon. Well none the less, I sat outside a cafe, drank a French Coffee (espresso/Cognac/with whip cream) and just enjoyed the moment. I watched the artist just paint and do what they love. And tried to ignore the fact my waiter kept calling me his girlfriend haha.
(I'm breathing quite heavy, but take into consideration that it was the 3rd flight of stairs we had to climb after walking up a hill...)
So proceeding on, right next to it is Sacre-Coeur Basilica (The Sacred Heart of Paris). An enormous Cathedral Church on top of the hill. I was standing on the side thinking it was it, until I walked around the corner and saw the front. Walking inside was a tremendous feeling, it was so big and beautiful. It looked like the Cathedrals where only royalty is aloud to attend, if that makes any sense. There's stairs in the front where people just sit on and take in the view of Paris which you can see all of. I felt as if I were just looking at the world from up there. Im so upset I could have sworn I took that image but I guess I didn't.
So last weekend we went to a new club called Le Club 79. It had just been open for a week and so we went to go check it out with friends. It was really nice, different with the naked dancers, but nice. We stayed till 5 am, that was when my feet gave up from all the dancing, I could literally not stand anymore!
So today it was such a beautiful night, I couldn't resist, I had to go back to the Eiffel Tower for a drink. We walked Trocadero Street, sat at a cafe with the view of the Tower in front of us and just enjoyed. I have to add, oddly for it being Paris, they have the most delicious Mojitos here. I know weird, but I don't know, they just do. Anyways, we watched the tower light up, finished our drinks and made our way back home.
Much more to come, our next adventure is to Versailles! Another thing to cross off of my bucket list and something I've been dreaming about for years! I can't begin to express just how much I'm in love with life I am right now, and happy to be sharing it all with anyone who's willing to read about it. So until my next post... Bonsoir!
Jessica
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