Always a new adventure

A few days ago Anna and I went up to montmatre to check out Sacre Coeur and that area.  The church was beautiful and had a fantastic view of the city (still working on internet so I still can't post photos) but the interior was nothing compared to Notre Dame.  We wandered down from the church into a seedy area with men who assaulted us to buy bracelets from them.  A majority of the retail establishments in this area sold wedding and formal dresses and clothing out of bins, a different shopping experience from what I had perviously enjoyed in Paris.  We did find a Brasserie refuge with a friendly bartender where we camped out for a few hours, chatting, reading and sketching (something both Anna and I want to improve upon while we are here).

Last night we went back to Montmatre, why you ask?  We found a restaurant in a guidebook that we wanted to try.  It was a little fondu place with a twist.  For 15 euro each, we were served a plate of appetizers, an apertif, cheese fondu and our choice of red or white wine from a baby bottle (rubbery nipple and all).  To sit down at the booth, Anna and Cara had to climb over the table and squeeze in between two other groups of people.  The waiters were a little rough but friendly, the walls were covered in graffiti from the many patrons who visited the spot.  We made friends with a table of people who worked for Disneyland Paris and were invited to visit the park for free and also with a guy and his girlfriends who live in Paris who offered to show us some fun bars whenever we wanted.  It was an exciting evening!