Day 19

Wednesday was a touristy type day, but I didn't hate it! We went to the Sacre Coeur and Montmartre. It is a nut house in front of the Sacre Coeur. There are "North Africans" who aggressively try to tie friendship bracelets on your wrist and then charge you 5 Euro for it. I was smart and kept my arms crossed with my wrists basically in my armpits, but other people in our group had to fight them off. One girl actually threw her water bottle at one of the guys to keep him off. 

Montmartre is a cute little neighborhood where the impressionist artists liked to hang out. It's still an artsy part of town where local artists set up their work and paint on the spot. We had lunch there and were free to walk around and do some souvenir shopping.

 This is a famous vineyard that has a grape harvest party in the Fall.

 Here is the cafe that Amelie works at in the movie "Amelie"

And here is the ever famous Moulin Rouge. It's kind of a disappointing sight to be honest and it's surrounded by sex shops and bums. Which is funny because there are tour buses constantly driving by and the poor people have to see the heinous displays.

For dinner I went out to a good French restaurant L'Alchimie and dropped 33 Euro on a fantastic meal. I ate every cents worth! This is my entree (American appetizer) of Albacore tartare. It was on top of tapenade, drenched in a sesame oil and wasabi sauce, and topped with a caramelized sesame cookie.

Here is my plat (American entree) of Saint Pierre, AKA John Dory. I've never had this type of fish before because it's not native to the US, but it was so moist and delicious! It was served in a white wine, butter, and rosemary sauce. I pulled a Mom and sopped up all the remaining sauce with the table bread... And it had deep fried garlic! 

This was the best meal I've had so far. Madi, lets see if we can top this! I cant wait till you arrive on Sunday :)