July 22, 2016

Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3

Hey guys,

On day 3 in Paris we woke up and headed to the Moulin Rouge. We didn’t actually go inside or anything but we took a couple pictures of the outside and then waited in line to get on Le Petit Train de Montmartre, which directly translates into The Little Train ofMontmartre. The little train takes you around the Montmartre area which is actually where our hotel was located. Another tourist attraction that is located in the area is Sacré-Coeur, which translates into sacred heart. This is the stop that we got off on and we didn’t take the little train again.
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
We walked around the area that Sacré-Coeur is located in and while we were walking around we witnessed the craziest thing (well crazy for us at least)! We walking up to the church and we noticed this group of girls who were throwing things at an older gentleman. We were so confused and at first we thought maybe the girls were in trouble so we just kept walking towards them but then we noticed that he started throwing things back at them. Next, we see the girls digging through the garbage to throw more things at him and we finally realize that the girls are most likely pickpockets and he wouldn’t let them steal from him so this angered them. At one point, the girls ended up running towards us so we turned around and walked back to where we had just come from because we did not want to be involved whatsoever.

Eventually, we noticed that the man had been able to get away from the girls and we thought that he was going to try and find someone to tell about them but he ended up walking up the stairs to the church and the girls hid in some bushes and were still trying to throw things at him. I am not sure what made them stop finally, but thankfully they did and the man just walked away from the area.
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
After witnessing that, we were finally able to go into the church and take a look around inside. We weren’t allowed to take pictures inside but I took quite a few of the outside and of the view from the steps. I always thought that you were able to see the Eiffel Tower from the steps of Sacré-Coeur but unfortunately we could not see it. It was cloudy and kind of dreary that morning but the view of the city was still pretty amazing.
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
Next, we walked down all of the steps of the Sacré-Coeur and we ended up walking on this street filled with gift shop type stores to get to the bus stop to pick up the tour bus. It was really crazy; the entire street on both sides was basically filled with stores selling different types of souvenirs. We did a little shopping but I really regret not doing more shopping on that street. There were so many unique items in each of the stores and I probably could have gone broke buying different items that had the Eiffel Tower on them. My favorite item that I bought from one of the stores was a picture frame that had the Eiffel Tower, Sacré-Coeur, L’Arc de Triomphe, and Notre Dame.
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
We only shopped in a couple of the stores because we didn’t really have that much time to do a lot of shopping. We wanted to make sure that we got most of the items on our list done because who knows when we’ll be going back to Paris! We made it to our bus stop, which was actually located in the wrong spot so we almost ended up missing our bus but thankfully the driver waited for us.

I am not sure which stop we got off on but we headed to the Grévin Wax museum next (honestly this is not something I would recommend unless you are from France or know A LOT about French culture and celebrities). There were probably only about 20 wax figures that we actually knew because the rest were either French celebrities or it told the story of French history or different French stories/fairytales. It was still neat to experience but it definitely would not make it on my top 10 list for Paris.
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
Once we finished with the wax museum, we were actually right next door to the Hard Rock Café. So yes, we totally ate there again but we had a coupon this time and we received a free non-alcoholic cocktail. It was pretty tasty but I think I ended up drinking more of my diet coke.

After lunch, we headed to another bus stop and took the bus to the Paris Opera House stop, which is technically called Palais Garnier. We took a guided tour of the Opera house and it was really fun to learn all about it. For those of you who don’t know but this where the story The Phantom of the Opera was actually created. It is based off of this opera house and box number 5 which is pictured below is the phantoms box where he would watch Christine Daaé perform. I mostly took this picture for my cousin. She is obsessed with the Phantom of the Opera and it is her dream to be able to perform in the Paris Opera house someday.
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
The guy on the balcony was a dancer and we got to watch him rehearse a little.
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
The tour of the opera house was kind of long and our particular tour guide decided to go over and explain almost every single painting on the ceiling, which was kind of time consuming and a little boring. I am not entirely sure if that is something he just decided to do or if that is something that all of them do. Other than that, the tour was great! The paints on the ceilings were stunning, the hallway full of mirrors and chandeliers were gorgeous, and inside the opera house was absolutely beautiful!

After we finished with the tour, we headed to another bus stop and took the bus the Louvre! We didn’t spend that much time here but as I’ve mentioned before I am not that crazy about museums so I was totally fine with that. We of course hit the main sights such as the Mona Lisa, The Raft of Medusa, and The Venus de Milo. My favorite part of the museum was checking out The Napoleon III Apartments.
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
We probably left the Louvre around 7 or maybe 8 and we found a place to have dinner because we were starving. I really wish that I remembered the name of the place we ate at because it was really good and it was located right next to the Louvre. We ended up ordering a couple of pizzas, which were much smaller than American pizza’s.
Stephanie Kamp Blog: Summer Vacation 2016 Paris Day 3
After dinner I believe we headed straight to the Eiffel Tower to watch it twinkle again at 10 pm and then we headed back to our hotel to get some rest.

Thanks for stopping by!
Feel free to leave a comment or share this with your friends!
XO, Steph
SaveSave

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

Thank you so much for leaving a comment! I love talking with you guys and getting to know you better! If you leave a question I will most definitely try to answer it! XO, Steph