Paris: Day 16...the end

This was our last day in Paris, the last day of our trip...unless you count the day spent on the non-stop flight from Paris to Salt Lake. (I don't.)

We spent it in Montmarte and walking around. We got up in the morning and had a yummy breakfast near our hotel of eggs, ham, baguettes, and a croissant. It was delicious and so French. Well, at least I thought so. We also had one last cup of chocolate. So good. Angela and I decided that we should write a book about hot chocolate around the world after this trip. We also got on the tourist bus again, for a quick last look. Here are some pictures...

Here is the Sacre Coeur. It's really cool. Watch out for the African guys trying to sell you friendship bracelets, it's a scam. Thanks to Rick Steves, I knew this.

Here is the view from the Sacre Coeur. Montmarte is all that you see. Makes you want to go watch Amalie...

This is Youri. He's this Italian singer who just performs on the steps. He is amazing! He sings a bunch of American cover songs. He is great live, and interacts with the audience. We sat there for an hour listening to him. We even bought his cd. Which, isn't as great as his live performances. But it was the perfect Paris moment.

Here's a little taste of what it was like. It was awesome. The perfect Paris moment...After the concert we went around the corner to where the artists corner is...

Here are the paintings that I bought! The bottom one is of a corner near where the painters set up. I also got it with some mad barter skills. She wanted 85 euros for it, I got it for 50. Awesome, even Dawn and Angela believed me when I said I didn't have that kind of money. Oh, I had it. I just didn't want to spend it on a painting. Here is a picture of the corner...

We also ate a nasty crepe here...no bueno...

We wandered a little...I wish we could have wandered some more...next time, I have a next time list, so I have to go back to Paris eventually...

After Montmarte we went back to the main part of Paris, along the Seine. This is where we just wandered until it got dark.

Bridges and lamposts...my two favorite things...

I think this is the tower where Marie Antoinette and King Louis were kept before they were beheaded...

Pont Neuf...the oldest bridge in Paris...

And finite...that is the end. The sun set, we went and got dinner. Not the best way to end the trip that is for sure. We met a lady that said you can't get bad food in Paris. I beg to differ. Our dinner was just so so, and then they ran out of the normal desert so they gave us a fruit cup...it was canned fruit cocktail. No joke. Seriously? And we got the rudest waiter in the world. The only rude French person I met on the entire trip. Oh well, I guess it makes a good story.

This was the most amazing trip of my life. I still can't believe that I got to experience this. It was the trip of my dreams. I wasn't disappointed by anything. Paris was everything I thought it would be and more, Greece was...I just can't describe it. Let me put it this way, Angela and I are always talking about going back to Greece. Not anywhere else. Not England, not Peru, not Italy. Greece. It's just amazing. I think everyone should go to Greece. And well Paris...I can't even imagine not ever going back. New York was my favorite city, and now I have to say it's my favorite American city because I can't compare the two. I'm so grateful that I got laid off. I was able to have a year of just traveling and discovering me. Not that I didn't know before, but the Jennifer now after having experienced this year is not even close to the Jennifer that worked at the Foundation. I'm so grateful to have had this year. So grateful...