Steps of Sacré-Cœur

Once again, today was a great day. I could get used to this. I got up this morning and walked about five minutes from my house to the Bois de Boulogne to go for a run. My host fam had told me about it, but I had always just run along the Seine. This place was great! It reminded me of Country Park from home, except this was Country Park on steroids. It was huge and there were so many open places to run. There were tons of people there and it was just a really great place to run. I think I might switch off between there and the Seine to do my running from now on.

I then came back, showered, and then set off to meet Aubrey, Melissa and Anna in Montmartre, an area in the northern part of Paris. We met at 1pm and walked around, going in some shops and such. We then found a super cute and inexpensive place to eat lunch called the Kakoo Bar and Brasserie. I ate a chicken and cheese crêpe which was delicious. I also had a café crème. 

After lunch, we headed up to Sacré-Cœur which was right outside of where we ate. On the steps of Sacré-Cœur, there was a guy named Youri who was playing music on his guitar and singing. He was there both times that I visited last summer. He's such a fun performer and he really gets the crowd into it. He sang songs like She Will Be Loved by Maroon 5, Let It Be, Imagine, Stand By Me, and Fast Car. Also, did I mention that you get an amazing view of Paris from these steps? Magical. Unfortunately it started to rain about twenty minutes into his performance, so Melissa and Anna headed home, while Aubrey and I walked into Sacré-Cœur to look around. It is such a beautiful church. It's so big and white and it's so quiet inside. Unfortunately, you're not allowed to take pictures inside.

After this, Aubrey and I walked around the cathedral area where there are some cute shops, restaurants, and my favorite - a square where different artists paint and sell their paintings. I really want to go back when it's not raining. Some of their paintings are gorgeous.

Aubrey and I walked around Montmartre some more, eventually making our way to the ever-tacky Moulin Rouge. We took some pictures and then headed home. Such a good day.

Also, in other news - I BOOKED A FLIGHT TO VISIT MY ROOMMATE LAURA IN MOROCCO. nbd.