Shop, Shop, Shop, Spend, Spend, Spend

We started the day out in Montmarte. We took the metro to Abbesses and walked up to Sacre Coeur.

Anyone who's seen Amelie will be familiar with the area since it was prominently displayed. It's a really cute part of Paris (but what isn't?) with cobblestone narrow streets and lots of "-eries"-- boulangeries, patisseries, fromageries....Then after taking some pictures of Sacre Coeur I bought a dog made of wire and fuzzy piping off a guy in a wheelchair for 2 Euro. I remember him from the last time we were here. There are a lot of street performers in the area, because there are lots of tourists in the area, at least on weekends. There were people dressed as Egyptian mummies who don't move until you give them some change and then they bow. There was a guy playing the violin. There was even a mime to make sure we had the cliche. We walked to the Place du Tertre where the artists set up their painting and stuff and there are lots of restaurants and of course places to buy souvenirs. I really wanted to buy a painting, but I can't bring myself to spend the money. Paintings the size of a postcard cost 45-80 Euro. I know that's probably not much for original hand-painted art work, but I haven't won megamillions yet, so it's still out of my price range.

We got crepes. I had beurre sucre--which is butter and sugar. Gus had strawberry jam. They were delicious. We filmed the lady making them. I think the film runs kind of long, but it's cool to watch.

After Montmatre we got back on the metro and went to the Marche aux Puces at the Porte de Clignancourt. It's like Camden Markets in London. Gus says that Marche aux Puces vaguely like Camden Markets in how it's designed, but is filled with thugs, unruly youths, and hustlers, whereas Camden Markets is a bit more Village-y--goth shops and trendy get-ups. Lots of outdoor shops selling cheap-ish clothing, jewelry, and souvenirs. But they also have an amazing antiques section in an indoor area. They have beautiful old furniture and books and stuff.

Gus and I have both come down with slight colds. That hasn't stopped us any--no siree bob. We are going go out and see sites and drink wine (we're doing a bottle a day) as if we are healthy as hogs. Gonna try to upload some video later. This thing is being difficult.

Tomorrow...Eiffel Tower and more shopping (?)

Stats for today...

Steps walked according to my pedometer 9871

Number of times I tried to upload video and it took too long 6

Glasses of wine 4

Cans of beer (50 cl=1 pint) 1