Paris! Day 3

The final day of Paris was not as momentous as the other two, mainly because we all felt extremely drained from the past two days. We ventured to Sacre Coeur, which was built of top of a hill overlooking the entire city. The weather was not on our side, though. We were not able to see much passed the end of Montmartre. We passed by musicians and merchants enjoying the European feel of the district of Montmartre. The area is known for its past appeal for arts like music and literature, but has recently become less and less clustered with artists. Sacre Coeur was an interesting trip. We walked through the cathedral passing by small chapels and amazing sculptures.

We then walked along a busy street which led us directly passed Moulin Rouge and the like. We only quickly snapped pictures of the red windmill before leaving to go back to the catacombs. We were able to enter the catacombs this time. It was more spooky than anything else. I was very puzzled and amazed by the detail that the French put into the catacombs.

We enjoyed a great lunch/dinner afterwards at a cafe called Indiana near the catacombs. We enjoyed burgers while a french magician put on a show for us. We all felt rested and set for another round of sightseeing, but were unfortunately too tight on time. We got on our bus and made it back to Brussels. Along the way I got to know a little bit more about one of my roommates, Thomas, as well as a man from the Turkish side of Cyprus. It was one of those small world experiences to talk to an American on one side and a Turk on the other in three different languages French, English, and Turkish. I got to learn more about the island of Cyprus, and we shared our views on recent politics.

Pictures From Day 3