Last Day continued

Mary in the dress she made especially for Paris

at the Cafe du Marche

Sean is feeling better!  Today Kirk and Mary went to the Orsay Museum and then Mary went back there with me later.  She was enchanted.  Especially by Renior.  Next we had a nice meal at a sidewalk cafe to cap off a wonderful trip.  Thanks for going along for the ride with us.  We will fill you in on the details when we get back! Love to all! 

Where's the bunny? final edition

Last Day in Paris

Bonjour everyone!  I'm not sure if I will have another chance to post before we leave so I will do it now.  Sean and I are in the hotel while he is recuperating.  Kirk and Mary are going to the Musee du Orsay to see the Impressionist, Van Gogh, etc. paintings.  When they come back we will see how Sean feels.  One thing that we really hope to do is to walk over to the Eiffel Tower after dark to see it sparkle.  (it sparkles on the hour)  We have really enjoyed Paris.  They eat a lot of croissants and baguettes here.  You know how much I love bread, mmmmm.  I wish you could have seen Mary and I on the metro yesterday.  It was a real adventure.  We even made it through a "sardine" situation!  

Poor Seanny

Mary's bag from Le Bon Marche with the pins that she has been collecting

The Segway tour had to be cancelled because Sean is sick (crepe poisoning?).  Now he may have to wait a long time to be "white and nerdy".  Mary and I went shopping today.  First we went to "Le Bon Marche" the oldest department store in Paris.  Then we went to the Champs Elysees.  Mary really enjoyed the shopping there and we found a store that was having a good sale.  She loves how the Parisian women wear skirts and dresses and always look so pretty.  So she bought a dress and sweater to remind her of Paris.

Paris day two

crepe shop

facade of Notre Dame

Napoleon's Tomb with garden and Army Museum

Bonjour!  Today in Paris we went to the Army Museum at Napoleon's Tomb and saw the fabulous World War II exhibit.  It is one of the best on WWII in the world.  Very interesting with lots of large screens playing footage of the various events including D-day.  It was sobering and made us proud of our American soldiers.  Then we went on another bus tour to the Sacre Cour area of Paris.  We just had to stop to shop a little and get some Ben and Jerry's...it was hot today!  We also found out that a Big Mac costs $9.50 in Paris!  (didn't buy) We went to a little crepe place near our hotel for dinner.  We have been there a couple of times and are getting to know the owner a bit.  He has a strong faith in God.  Sean and Kirk are going to take a Segway tour of Paris tomorrow.  I'll be sure to get a picture of that!

Paris

at the Louvre

We are enjoying Paris very much!  When we arrived yesterday, we took a stroll to see the Eiffel Tower.  We walked along the park there and observed the Parisians at their Sunday play.  Lots of dogs and ball games of different sorts.  Today, we toured the Louvre and took a bus tour.  It was a beautiful evening as we rode around the city.  Paris is very clean and pretty. 

Jet Lag Moments

There are a couple of incidents that happened earlier in our trip that the kids are still giggling about....While we were riding the ferry from Iona to Mull (before we went to Tobermory) Kirk and Sean were standing on the deck of the ferry taking in their last views of Iona and then Kirk said to Sean: "Well, say good bye to Tobermory, Mary."  And then another time, while we were trying to stay awake in the Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh, I took out my folded paper map to get my bearings and started searching for a "You are here" spot.  I made the mistake of telling my son about what I was doing....he will never let me forget it.....