On leaving the metro station (Barbès - Rochechouart) we didn’t make it more the 10 metres into the area. It was surrounded by sleazy men who were staring at us and coming over trying to chat us up. Being three English white young girls we were instantly spotted. We were meant to be visiting an apartment near the Virgin Mega Store to which a landlord had given us directions. When we asked the police at the station where the Virgin Mega Store was, they laughed and said there wasn’t one anywhere around. It was pretty dodgy, so we left very quickly.