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When heading up the stairs to Sacre Coeur, you will undoubtedly meet up with a group of individuals who approach very quickly, and ask you to hold out one finger, and they loop some hemp-like yarn around it, rapidly creating a braided bracelet for you while chatting you up. My son got talked out of 10 euro for his, I got annoyed and had them cut imine off. The story is, the Japanese pay 20 euro for this valuable service, and the "good luck" that is guaranteed to come with it.
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I personnaly regret to find that the Place du Tertre is over crowded by tourists whereas there are so many other places much more interesting to be discovered in Paris. Place du Tertre is really built up for tourists and the so-called artists make ugly paintings !
Just don't go
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Walking around the Sacre Ceour at night is definately at your own risk, especially if you are alone! Be prepared to be relentlessly hassled and harrassed. Some of the men have thread which they weave into bracelets. They trap you by stringing the end of the thread onto your finger and then while they are platting, they ask you various personal questions. This information is passed from hustler to hustler, so they all know about you and can figure out how much money etc you have. People have had their pockets picked whilst this is happening. You will walk for 5 minutes and run into some who knows your name and where you are from.
These guys also ask for sex are not adverse to following you through the streets of Montemarte, pretending they are not! Although I didn't really have any problems in the streets of Montemarte, it mostly came from the Sacre Ceoure. Leave a Comment
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Beware the street sellers trying to rip you off for a piece of cotton that they claim will help your sex life (hence the name jiggy-jiggy). At the base of the Sacre Coure they will ask you to hold out your little finger and then tie a piece of cotton around it and continue to make a wrist band. After they have tied it to your wrist they will tell you they normally charge 20 euro each, but since you're nice you can have it for 10 euro. We pleaded poor and got two for less then 2 euro, not that we really wanted any.
Advice, either ignore them or tell them your sex life already has enough jiggy-jiggy!! Leave a Comment
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First of all I don't completely agree with those that say that this place is not worth the visit. Yes, it's a church after all, if you don't like architecture maybe you can find it boring. But it's something you must see if you are visiting the city. BUT be careful about the so called painters. They will surround you in groups of 2 or 3 and they all want to paint your portrait FOR FREE. They promise you wont pay if you don't like the result. Imagine! I kindly refused (I kindly shouted "which part of the word NO you don't undestand!!!" and a cop was already walking in :) and they started to bother a girl which, I discovered later, bought the 3 painting.
If you really want a portrait get one (two, three, four) but be prepared to fight about the price and the number. My opinion is that they are not worth the paper wasted for the picture, but a lot of people seem to like them. Leave a Comment
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This cafe/bar at 15 Rue Lepic (the bottom end of the road) was a location in the film 'Amelie' and is recognisable the moment you go in. Even the toilets and the bar fittings are the same, and there's a garden gnome at the back of the bar. Prices are not touristy as Rue Lepic has many local retailers.
Don't bother going on a Saturday - you won't get a seat. Friday is much quieter. Leave a Comment
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The Place du Tertre in Montmarte has alot of artists who will draw your portrait or paint scenery. This is not cheap mind you. But walking around as they can't afford a place in the square are various portrait artists or caricturists. They charge quite alot too. And they will try to get your attention by approaching you outright. Sometimes they use compliments about your looks to get your attention. Don't bother unless you really want to.
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Yes, it's a beautiful building. Yes, it's magnificently located on top of the hill overlooking the city. Yes, Montmartre around it is bustling with activity. The thruth of the matter, however, is that you can easily skip the interior as it's dark, gloomy and pretty austere and all tourist facilities around it are overpriced. Visit the top of the hill, take a few pics and wander off into Montmartre for more fun! Leave a Comment
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Place du Tertre, Montmartre
As I mentioned in my 'Must-see activities', place du Tertre in Montmartre is a nice place to visit because of all the artists showing their work. There are also a lot of so called french traditionnal restaurants. I've brought one visiting friend to eat in one of the restaurants and that was the last time ever.
I was disapointed by the quality of the food served. I remembered I had a crepe and it didn't taste good at all. Nothing compared to the real crepe I've always known.
Moreover, I think the food is expensive there. In certain restaurants, the servers have to dress up : it's really sketchy !
I would recommend you to have coffee at Place du Tertre because it's nice to sit there and watch people but NOT eating there !! Leave a Comment
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When I went to Sacre Coure I walked thru Montmartre (a famous place where you can find a lot of art painters) one painter came where a was standing and he began to paint my self. The painting was great but very expensive. In that moment I didn't ask for an offer and I paid arround US$50 dlls. for it. PLEASE, don't let you get paint if you don't want to pay that amount or if you can't ask for an offer.
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