18 Bottles, 2 Magnums, 4 Bags

Decided to wake up early to see Montmartre before the tourists flooded the streets. We went to the boulangerie a brioche, pain au chocolat and a baguette for lunch. We went to the square at the top of Montmartre where we were planning to enjoy breakfast, but there weren't any benches and numerous artists were waiting for the troves of tourists. (We like to pretend we are locals.) So we found a lookout over Paris to eat our snacks.

When we finished, we continued our walk through the winding back streets and came upon a small park, hidden behind Sacre Coeur. The only sounds were of local children and elder men discussing neighborhood happenings. We sat here for awhile just enjoying the peace.

Since it was forecasted to rain, we chose to second this day (our second to last in Paris) to tackle the challenge of packing our suitcases. Not only did we have all our clothes and a few Christmas gifts, we, more importantly, had 2 magnums and 18 bottles of wine. We have 2 suitcases and 2 big backpacks. It was quite a feat but after many hours of organizing, we managed to fit it all. Now let's hope nothing breaks!

Later we joined Aurora, Khalil, Analuna and Khalil's mom for dinner. We had ratatouille and cous-cous, so delicious! And most importantly, fun conversation.

- Martin & Kate

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Location:Paris, France