Before we set off today, we paid a visit to the famous Galeries Lafayette department store and were surprised to find an entire floor devoted to ladies' shoes. It was surreal. Kym just wanted a pair of comfortable shoes to get around in, and at a nice price. Most of the shoes on display were very nice but were not at a nice price. However, we found something to our liking and Kym is now the proud owner of a lovely pair of lilac sneakers. Lilac appears to be the new colour for summer. We are so ahead of the times people!
Once the chaussures were fitted, we bussed our way to Montmartre and climbed all of the stairs to the Sacre Coeur basilica (it was in the heat of the day too). Took some nice pics from the top of the hill and then went around to the artists' square in Montmartre. Some very talented artists at work there and some really lovely old shops too. The steep, curved cobbled streets have a certain charm. This was a favourite place of Kym's - very old world, and the village is very photogenic too!
Having completed our mission in the north of the city, we then wanted to conquer some of the south. So we navigated our way back down the hill through all the peddlars and returned to our hotel room. It was after 2pm and our room still wasn't made up (I mean really!), so we had a quick wash, change of clothes and then went to check out St-Germain des Pres and the Latin Quarter. That area was very bourgeois with leafy green boulevards and many, many eateries. Kym had her first Nutella crepe today and it was very much to her satisfaction. Could it be that Nutella crepes have surpassed pain au chocolats as Kym's preferred choice of French naughtiness? We shall have to wait and see folks.
Not much else to report today. We are saving our energy for tomorrow, when we completely change tack for a day and enjoy ourselves at Disneyland Paris (the happiest place on Earth - well, one of the many purporting to be that!).
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