They gave me a tour of their apt. It was fully equipped, and I saw that famous Nespresso machine again! After that, they took me to a very nice French restaurant. We pretty much shared our food(Asian influence!), and I ordered Goat testicles! The food was delicious but the service was only OK according to Nicolas. But then, he still wanted to leave an Euro or two as tip!? Oh well, let the French do what they want in France!
After the meal, we watched some south park and turned in. Green, a Taiwanese friend living in Brusells, told me that we could meet up the day after. After getting a nice haircut in Paris, I went to Gare du Nord but I missed Green. After calling him, we finally met up with his friend Yiching and Alice. First we got the amazing icecream fix! And then, we walked around to look at the river. Again, fun time went by really fast, we then decided to buy some grocery and made Green cook for us. There he was, making a 4 course, 5 star restaurant quality taste and presentation. These three straight girls melt and tried to turn Green straight again but en vain!
It was so late when I went back to the apartment. Nicolas almost locked me out and luckily they were still awake. I came in and told them my adventure. Sleepy time!
And the next day, I got my hair highlight. It cost way too much money and I will only do this unless someone else pays for it. I went to Notre Dame de Paris and started to walk toward Louvre. After walking by Louvre, I felt this huge hunger. I decided to take my Paris hairdresser's suggestion going for Korean food. After walking more and more, I found the restaurant rest at that moment. Yes, people in Paris eat around 9pm. While suffering from extreme hunger, I saw this sign of "Taiwanese Bubble Tea and Taiwanese Deep Fried Chicken Bento Box". My eyes were in tears!!! The owner told me it's only open until 7pm if I want to dine in at that moment(6pm). I told them that I was so hungry that there would not be any problem in terms of eating fast!
There they were, deep fried chicken bento box and my bubble tea... I was in heaven!
I went back to the apartment with huge excitement. Everyone was impressed by my random discovery. I later on found that place online. It was the most famous place to get Taiwanese food. My dear Taiwanese people. Thank you for feeding me!!!
Another day has gone, Italo and I met up in front of the fountain. He told me about this intersection from Boheme in Paris. The street names have been forgotten already but they sounded very convincing. I took a ton of pictures as a tourist. We looked around Louvre, Eiffel, and ended up getting lunch somewhere around. I got this delicious duck dish of meat and fat! After lunch, there was more looking around and eventually we decided to visit his studio and checked out some music. Again, fun time went by in no time.
I had a little chat with J in the apt and I decided to look at the arc of triumph! For some reason, because everything looks grand in Paris, I wasn't really turned on to take pictures. I got a picture of the arc, and I left right away. On the way down, I saw a fnac and immediately thought about being able to purchase ticket to Louvre in fnac. So, I walked in and used my poor French asking for the ticket to Louvre with no manner. The doorman was very nice to give me compliment about my French. I thanked him and got my ticket. On the way out, I almost bought walking dead comic books. That reminded me it was time to contact my walking dead council!
Yiching and I decided to meet up after my Louvre trip. After walking like crazy in Louvre, Yiching took me to all the cool shops around. We bought Hermes cookies and ate some of our purchase at the park. The rest was for Nicolas and Kae. Later they really appreciated these small colorful sweets!
I was a wimp when Yiching was seriously showing me around. Eventually I slowed her down with one funny taste mojito on a party boat. She then took me to this cute village to see more cool shops and some photos of a cool grandma. Once the so called broadway singers started to sing, I grabbed Yiching and escaped. Yiching decided to take me to a Vietnamese place. We were lucky to get a table right away. The meal was incredibly tasty and affordable. On the way out, I saw this huge line of people waiting to get in. Yiching then told me that the line's there even in winter.
Nicolas and Kae went away on the weekend but they had been checking me out on fb. I brought back the goods and shared my stories with them. There were many more places to see. Next time!
