Paris Day 5

Can you spot the American in the next picture?

This morning we started at a Metro stop designed by Hector Guimard in the early 19th century. Then we went up a HUGE inclined street until we reached Sacre Coeur - an elegant church built in the early 1900's on top of a hill overlooking Paris. It is my grandmother's favorite place in Paris... There we saw a wonderfully gorgeous Jaguar. We waited for the owner to come back so we could steal it, but he/she never came... From there we wandered back down the hill and looked through some fabric stores and then headed over to Parc de la Villette (the red "follies" - AKA erector sets). This park was designed by Bernard Tschumi in the 1980's and got him international fame. He later became the Dean of Architecture at Columbia University and completely modernised their program... On to the Arc de Triomphe - Napolean's grand monument to his military victory at Austerlitz. The site is also the begining of the Champs Elysees - a famous shopping district that seemed not much different than an American shopping mall, except that it was outdoors and has better architecture (but the stores are the same: AKA the Gap, etc.). Becky was looking for a Miu Miu store specifically. No luck. So, we then went over to Tuileries. This is a high end shopping district (at least 3 Chanel stores in a 3 block radius). Bingo, we found a Miu Miu store and they had the shoes Becky wanted (wants). I would tell you how much, but she is still thinking about buying them. And if she does you would want to commit her. I'm sure this is all payback for the endless hunt for architecture. We ended our day at another H&M. We got out pretty cheap this time - because we've bought everything they have to offer. We might have to stay here until they release their winter 2008 collection. We bought dinner at the grocery store (so Becky can save up for her shoes): chicken, cheesy potatoes and wine. Wine and cheese are so incredibly cheap in France. You can get a bottle of wine for the same price as can of coke (the coke costs $4).