All Dogs Go to Paris

So hi, France has the best desserts in the world. I'm still salivating over the macarons I got this morning, and I'm officially obsessed with FAUCHON. I'm so happy I packed leggings right now. THEY HAD A TOWER OF ECLAIRS. WHO DOES THAT!?!

Anyways, after my macaron freakout this morning, we met up with my friend Will, who's actually working in Paris as an au pair. He's origionally from Wales, but has been in the area long enough to show us the lay of the land, or at least the way to the Arc de Triomphe! At the base of the Arc, there's actually a fire burning at all times, an ~*enternal flame*~ of sorts. Apparently, the flame used to be a lot smaller a few years ago. However, these two Australian tourists decided it would be a groovy idea to BBQ over the ~*eternal flame*~ and accidently dropped a weiner dog in it, putting the fire out. There was this whole big national outrage, the two tourists were instantly deported, and BANNED from the country. Now there's this huge fenced off area around the whole flame and a security guard patrolling at all times. The more you know....

We decided to pay the 9 euros and head to the top of the arc, where you can see one of the best views of the Eiffel Tower. It was pretty amazing actually.

The large unattractive building opposite the Eiffel Tower was such an eyesore and soo "not old Paris" that all the citizens of France complained. Therefore, since 1960, there's been a law in Paris stating that new buildings cannot be constructed over a height of 5 stories, so that all the new buildings they build have to be across the river in the Financial District.

If you have time to explore the city, I highly suggest you check out Montmarte. Think of it as this: Parisians talk about Montmarte the way New Yorkers talk about the Village. Back in the old days, the artists would drink extreme amounts of Absinthe and make really cool drunk art. It kinda backfired and ended up being a district of alcoholics (making really fucking awesome art though). However, the artists can't even afford to live in this area nowadays because of so many tourists like us, so it's just mostly a cool area with lots of unique shops, galleries, and people following you around asking to draw your picture for a few euros.

This is the highest point in Paris. You have to basically brace yourself and stampede up this huge hill to take a picture with Sacre-Coeur, the other famous church that isn't Notre Dame. However, once you make it up there, the view is soooo worth it. It was a bit misty, and Paris looked like an old 40's photograph.

Also, if you're into that sort of thing, there's a bunch of kinky sex shops along the way up the hill with Eiffel Tower dildos and what not.

Just saying.

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