I was still feeling a little sick, so after sleeping in until 10:00am (!), Bryan decided to go back downtown while I hung out in our room watching our two favorite channels on TV. OK... the only two channels in English! BBC World, and CNN World.
Bryan took the Metro (subway) to the Opera House to take some pictures.
He then walked around by the Louvre, and stopped at a little cafe for a coffee and a crepe with Nutella (which is HUGE in Europe).
It was a picturesque, sunny day in Paris!
After a little more walking around, Bryan took the Metro back to our hotel. It was MUCH easier than using public transportation in Rome! We got ready in the afternoon for our last group outing, to Montemarte and the farewell dinner. We took a bus ride to Montemarte, a bohemian area of Paris, with lots of artists and musicians who congregate in a Square. It's also home to the very large Sacred Heart Church.
We walked through the church, where there was actually a service in progress.
After visiting the church, we walked around the little square that was full of artists and musicians.
We spent about an hour and a half at Montemarte before taking a funicular back to our bus. We then drove to a restaurant called "L'Escaramouche."
We drove by the famous cabaret, Moulin Rouge, on our way to the restaurant.
The restaurant was very quaint; we sat in a little private room that reminded us of wine cellars in Napa Valley. The walls were exposed rock, and it made for a nice atmosphere. We had several choices for each course of our four-course meal. They served unlimited wine, beer, and soft drinks.
For our first course, I had french onion soup (for the third time in Paris!), and Bryan had escargot.
Our friend, Alice, ordered duck liver pate... I didn't try any...
Both of our appetizers were very good.
For our second course, Bryan ordered duck.
I had shrimp flambee.
The third course was an assortment of cheeses and bread.
We walked through the church, where there was actually a service in progress.
After visiting the church, we walked around the little square that was full of artists and musicians.
We spent about an hour and a half at Montemarte before taking a funicular back to our bus. We then drove to a restaurant called "L'Escaramouche."
We drove by the famous cabaret, Moulin Rouge, on our way to the restaurant.
The restaurant was very quaint; we sat in a little private room that reminded us of wine cellars in Napa Valley. The walls were exposed rock, and it made for a nice atmosphere. We had several choices for each course of our four-course meal. They served unlimited wine, beer, and soft drinks.
For our first course, I had french onion soup (for the third time in Paris!), and Bryan had escargot.
Our friend, Alice, ordered duck liver pate... I didn't try any...
Both of our appetizers were very good.
For our second course, Bryan ordered duck.
I had shrimp flambee.
The third course was an assortment of cheeses and bread. We took a minute to get some pictures of the friends we had made on the tour, since this was the last night we would all be together.
Below are Tony and Jen, who were from California.
This sweet Mother-Daughter duo were from Australia. The daughter taught us many slang phrases used in Australia.
Below are Alice and Robyn, also a Mother-Daughter pair from Australia. Alice was quite the shopper on our tour, and was worrying about how much her hand luggage was going to weigh on the trip home!
Dessert was profitteroles for Bryan, and peach melba for me. We joked that profitterole sounded like a medicine, but it was actually a yummy chocolate dessert.
I spotted some goldfish on a trip to the "toilets."
After dinner, we took some photos with our group and tour director, before heading back to our hotel.
Here's Bryan and I with Chiara.
This sweet Mother-Daughter duo were from Australia. The daughter taught us many slang phrases used in Australia.
Below are Alice and Robyn, also a Mother-Daughter pair from Australia. Alice was quite the shopper on our tour, and was worrying about how much her hand luggage was going to weigh on the trip home!
Dessert was profitteroles for Bryan, and peach melba for me. We joked that profitterole sounded like a medicine, but it was actually a yummy chocolate dessert.
I spotted some goldfish on a trip to the "toilets."
After dinner, we took some photos with our group and tour director, before heading back to our hotel.
Here's Bryan and I with Chiara.
Bryan had arranged for our airport shuttle earlier in the day, so we strategically packed our suitcases before going to bed so we could get ready to go quickly in the morning.
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