On our last day in Paris, we basically touched on all the leftover sights of Paris. In the morning we went to the Musee Arme and say Napoleon's tomb. It was strange to see such a huge tomb for such a little man... and a disappointment because most of the museum was closed off. Because it was closed off, we didn't get to see a lot of Napoleon's personal things, or his horse, which is actually preserved and stuffed! I must admit I wanted to see it just because it's such a strange idea! After a leisurely lunch in a little park, we headed toward San Chapelle, which is basically a cathedral associated with the Justice building that is made mostly of stained glass.
After wandering around for a while, we decided to take a metro trip up to the 19th arrondissement (or region) where a famous church Sacre Couer is located on the top of a hill. The region is also known for being the home to the Moulin Rouge and the infamous sex shops of Paris. The church was fantastic! The most beautiful view of the city with soaring mosaics and funny street performers.
The actual streets leading to the Moulin Rouge were not as fantastic. Every other shop was either a sex shop or a live show location, all of which include crude pictures or creepy men who stand out front and try to get people to come inside for a show. The images were certainly enough and when one man baa'ed like a sheep at us and made a rude gesture with his hands at us... we picked up our pace! Finally we arrived at the destination and it honestly was not as fabulous as in the movie... yet we took our pictures nevertheless!!
After an exhausting vacation (can I even call it that?) Sarah and I made our plans to return to the villa on Sunday! Overall it was an incredible break, expensive, but worth every moment! I was pretty excited by the end to have my own clean bed and to eat some of Flavia's home cooked meals!
Until next time... ciao ragazzi!
After wandering around for a while, we decided to take a metro trip up to the 19th arrondissement (or region) where a famous church Sacre Couer is located on the top of a hill. The region is also known for being the home to the Moulin Rouge and the infamous sex shops of Paris. The church was fantastic! The most beautiful view of the city with soaring mosaics and funny street performers.
The actual streets leading to the Moulin Rouge were not as fantastic. Every other shop was either a sex shop or a live show location, all of which include crude pictures or creepy men who stand out front and try to get people to come inside for a show. The images were certainly enough and when one man baa'ed like a sheep at us and made a rude gesture with his hands at us... we picked up our pace! Finally we arrived at the destination and it honestly was not as fabulous as in the movie... yet we took our pictures nevertheless!!
After an exhausting vacation (can I even call it that?) Sarah and I made our plans to return to the villa on Sunday! Overall it was an incredible break, expensive, but worth every moment! I was pretty excited by the end to have my own clean bed and to eat some of Flavia's home cooked meals!Until next time... ciao ragazzi!
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