EuroTrip 2010: Day 4 - food and DRINKS

There is a very good reason why I haven't updated this thing - it involved a Irish ex-patriot lesbian bar owner by the name of AnneMarie.  Wiseman used his handy iphone to find a bar nearby, and we came upon "Pure Malt".
I'm just going to do bullet points... this should be sufficient enough.

• The day starts with a visit to the cemetery:

1. There are cawing crows at the cemetery.
2. A stray cat also seemed to reside in the cemetery.
3. The church bell seemed to ring incessantly.

1+2+3= totally cliche atmosphere that still freaked me out. 

• I will not be returning to the cemetery.

 

The Louvre:

• was giant
• crowded
• annoying
• we got lost and I desired to exit the building very soon after we got there.
• The Mona Lisa is over rated.

The Musée d'Orsay:

• was a bit more pleasant experience than The Louvre.
• found the interior architecture beautiful and the layout of the museum great.

So far the day is going well, and the museums are a hoot... and we're fucking tired.

• The Monoprix

 

• A Parisian street
• we passed it by while heading towards Robert et Louise
• Wiseman and I got the steak for 2
• some mushrooms
• some wine
• Carl got the tripe filled sausage
• tripe flavor is not Carl's fave.
• All in all, the dinner was nice and the restaurant was cramped and awesome.

• No more pictures were taken after this point for the following reasons:

1. Carl, Wiseman, and I went into the closest bar which turned out to be an Irish pub called "Pure Malt"
2. We ordered drinks with the intention of having a quick cocktail and continue home.
3. There was nothing quick about our cocktails because the bartender and manager turned out to be a crazy Irish ex-patriot looking for a good time. Her name is Anne Marie. She:
1. served us free shots of caramel vodka which was poured from an unlabeled bottle
2. kept serving us shots
3. then gave us some beer
4. talked to us about how much she hated Parisians
5. asked us what we were doing and asked if we wanted to go with her to a bar.
6. we said yes.
7. we closed down her bar
8. cabbed it to a bar with her, where we realized she was taking us to a gay bar.
1. first bar was closed.
2. probably to the relief of Carl.
9. we go to another bar.  This bar is:
1. owned by an ex-patriot from South Africa
2. attended by all ex-patriots from places such as:
• Finland
• Iowa (this was the bartender)
• Ireland
• and god only knows where else.
3. Looks like a medieval dungeon.  We walked down a small flight of stairs into a dark, dimly lit, cave, fully stocked with a great bar and a Karaoke stage which came in handy towards the end of the night.
4.  Anne Marie buys us all more beer.  This may be the point where things got super duper fun.
10. Carl, Wiseman, and I have all been accosted and groped by Anne Marie multiple times.
1. This is not the type of action Carl or I were looking for.
2. However, Wiseman seemed to enjoy it.
11. We've all become fast friends, and Anne Marie and I exchange contact information and we head back home at 4 am.

There are pictures of some of this, I would just have to get them from Wiseman's camera.

Unfortunately, the next morning, Carl realizes that he's lost his camera.  We end up suspecting the worst.  We think of the possibility of having been duped by Anne Marie and her crew of ex-patriot friends who are all in cahoots with each other,  luring in unsuspecting tourists into the medieval cave bar to steal their valuables!

However, I realize:

1. Anne Marie has given me her email address and her full name.
2. I think Anne Marie liked me.
3. So we decide to email Anne Marie in hopes that she might have picked up Carl's camera.  While we wait for her reply, we roam the streets...onto day 5...