In less than a 24 hour period we were on a plane, the RER train, a boat on the Seine, the metro line, a tour bus and a city bus! I like it that they are experiencing all types of transportation including what the locals use!
Ok photo fans...we have a dynamic group of kids and very little free time...I am posting again from an internet cafe, so I do not have my laptop with me. Just finding time to post has been a challenge. Hopefully at some point I will have both Internet access and the laptop at the same time!
I know that all of the kids have taken tons of photos! Since for me so many of the sights it is the eighth or ninth time I have seen them, I have been handing the camera to John who takes fewer photos than most of your kids. Erica just told me she has taken over 600 photos :) I sat in front of Tom on the evening cruise and I think he took 50 shots of the Eiffel Tower lit up that night.
We went up the Eiffel Tour yesterday afternoon and I had never done it on a totally clear day. You could see so far and it was great to have that orientation of the city. After dinner we went to the Louvre. It is the one night it is open and it was the least crowded I had ever seen it. I think they are having such a uniquely amazing Paris experience! The weather has been glorious; all the sights open (no strikes) and just a seemingly blessed set of perfect circumstances.
They are enjoying the food. Tonight we will have choices with vouchers to get anything we want and that will be fun for them although I think so far all have enjoyed the preset meals.
In a half an hour we leave for Giverny (Monet's Garden). Tomorrow we depart Paris... More later!
2 comments:
Thanks, Linda, your blog posts are great! Eiffel Tower -- on a clear day -- and Louvre -- NOT crowded --boy, you guys are livng right! What are the odds of both those things occurring? Does France sell lottery tickets? Have fun at Giverny; that is supposed to be great (and speaking of which, didn't Monet himself win the state lottery?).
Don't stress about the photos, although they would be nice:). We should plan a post trip event to share photos and experiences with all those of us left behind. Thanks again.
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