Wanderlust

It was our last morning in Paris and there was an outdoor market on Sundays just one street over from our place. We went over to the market and walked around for a bit. We got some delicious crepes to redeem for the bad ones we got 2 days ago. I got a banana caramel crepe and Lacey got a plain sugar and butter (just like Lefse). The market had lots and lots of fresh fruits and veggies and meat and cheese and bread and just like everything. The colors and smells were so amazing. While on our way to leave, there was a guy roasting chicken and pig. He put on kind of show for some of the Asian tourists. We bought some potatoes from him that had been cooking in the fat and grease from the cooking meat. They were very, very good. After that, we headed back and started to pack up. The Airbnb ended up working out really well. It was a fantastic location and was cute. A couple of random notes. The cat didn't know how to cover its poop in the litter box. Like a normal cat will use its p...

After the insane past two days, we slept great all through the night. We got a little later start than normal because our first stop was Saint Chapelle and it doesn't open until 9am. I got up at around 7:30am and did most of the blog post from the day before. Eventually, Lacey woke up too and we left the apartment at around 8:30am. We went to a patisserie just a few minutes from our place and got our first PASTRIES! YES! These were the things both of us were probably looking forward to most food-wise. I got a pain au chocolat and Lacey got a croissant. Both were so so so good. We made our way to the subway and took it a few stops to the same area we started in yesterday (like in the middle by the mall). Our first stop was Saint Chapelle. It's a church very close to Notre Dame built around 1200 AD. It's most famous for its huge stained glass windows. The bottom level is only about 10 feet tall and unassuming. Then you climb a small spiral staircase and it explodes open ...