Now, I thought Paris was an amazing city, but spending ten days there, you're bound to run into some disappointments. Here are some of the major ones...

1. 
   St. Chappelle
   
   When John and I went to this church (which Rick Steve's gave his highest rating), I was expecting something grand along the lines of Notre Dame. Instead, what we found was this small building, awkwardly placed right in the middle of the Supreme Court building.
   
   The church is famous for its gothic architecture, as well as its stained glass windows, that scale to the ceilings of the church. It also used to house the supposed Crown of Thorns that Jesus wore at the crucifixion (The church was only one-third of the cost that it took to obtain this crown). Here are some snapshots.
   
   
   Impressive right? Ehh, not really. The stained glass was beautiful - but due to renovations, the fact that half of the church borders another building, and some cloudy weather, it was incredibly dark and difficult to depict the biblical narrative.
   
   Plus, the *supposed* crown of thorns was relocated to Notre Dame, and can't even be seen at the St. Chappelle anymore.
   
   
   
2. 
   Moulin Rouge
   
   This once thriving center for the Bohemian lifestyle is now just a glorified strip club - 'glorified' because its around $125 for the dinner and show to see ladies shake their boom booms. I think I'd rather just rent the movie and pocket the $125.
   
    
   
3. 
   Sacre Coeur
   
   This basilica is located at a pretty high elevation, in the area that the French film, Amelie, was filmed.
   
   It's infamous for its street hagglers who pretend to want to be your friend, tie these friendship bracelets around your wrist, then demand a hefty sum of money. John and I thought it as pretty obvious what they were doing, and were telling Red's friends how naive someone has to be to fall for it... in which case, Red's friends flashed their friendship bracelet-adorned wrists at us. Aw-kward.
   
   The church is equally famous for its sweeping panoramic view of the city. Unfortunately, the weather was pretty crappy the day we went, and the view was pretty drab.
   
   It would probably be more impressive on a nice day, but crappy weather and the long trek it took us to get there pushes this sight onto my list of disappointments.
   

And finally, what would a concluding update about my trip to Europe be,
without a Top 3 on places I would want to check out in the future!