The Classy Marais

Hi! Today I'm keeping my post short and sweet. We visited the Marais, which is certainly the place to live in Paris. Lots of traditional architecture, beautiful gardens, and quaint cafes and boutiques. I definitely got a lot of shopping done. Most of it was for myself, but I did get my sister something nice! (That means you, Isabel! Get excited!) Pretty much everything else that I've bought in Paris has been food, which is great, so it's nice to have actually gone shopping.

We also briefly walked through Victor Hugo's apartment in Place des Vosges. It was definitely larger than I expected. But, there wasn't much to see in there. Most of the exhibit consisted of artwork relating to Hugo's works. It was definitely worth it to take the time to walk through, though.

My favorite part of today was definitely coming across a violin player performing in a church. I think that he and another person were creating a music video of him performing. He was amazing. I didn't know the violin could sound that good. And what made the experience more fun was that it wasn't planned. We heard some really nice music coming from the church, so we just walked in and sat for a bit. One of my favorite things about Paris has been finding random performances like this one. In the metro, on the street, in Shakespeare and Company, and now in a beautiful church. I've loved all of it, but the violinist in the church stands out. Truly spectacular. We thanked the musician afterwards, and he gave us details about a concert that he was featured in tonight. But of course, after my friends and I got dinner at a café, we completely forgot about it. Going to the concert would have been interesting, but the performance in the church was certainly enough.