Seriously! This is too good to be any sort of reality. What kind of person has a day like the one I had today. Observe...
Today we woke up fresh from a night of hanging out at the Art Cafe (in the Bastille area) and late-night crepes to head to Montmartre. We followed an itinerary mapped out by one of my roommate's guidebooks, which took us to:
-Le Bateau Lavoir, where Picasso once lived. It's now a museum, but wasn't open for some reason when we got there.
-All sorts of beautiful side streets! It had just snowed and everything was gently dusted and extremely picturesque. Which is why it's only fitting that my camera battery died while we were there.
-The square where a bunch of artists congregate. We watched people get their portraits done and browsed through all the different vendors. It was so nice to see their different takes on the city (some in bright hues, some darker, textured canvasses, which angles they chose to paint, etc, etc). While here we actually were interviewed by a cable news team getting their caricatures done and, although we don't have a tv, we're assuming we made it on tonight. We were a little bit giddy.
-La Moulin de La Galette! Renoir and a bunch of other artists got their inspiration from this cafe. It was frequented by all sorts of artists who would meet up and talk for hours. We attempted to do the same (although I'm thinking our conversation was a little less inspired) and were happy the lunch plate prices fit our budgets a little better than the regular menu.
-The Sacre Coeur--of course!
We cut the trip a little shorter than we intended to because it was below freezing out, but this was definitely my favorite spot since I've been here!
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