Paris was rainy and chilly especially after being on this warm, temperate island for awhile. We went to the Louvre. When Caleb saw the pyramid from the distance he gasped. It made my day to know that he was so excited to see everything.
Nick holding up the underside of the Pyramid.
We had to see the Mona Lisa. It was a mad house in there. She had a wall all to herself.
The most exciting part of the Louvre for the boys was all of the Egyptian artifacts.
We searched for a long time to see this mummy. Nick had done a project in school about mummies and spouted out facts about them all through the exhibit.
We had to take a couple get off our feet breaks. The Louvre was on day 3 of our Paris trip and we were all exhausted.
The ceilings were all painted because it was a palace before it was a museum.
We took Flat Stanley on our adventures. This is in the subway.
We had to have some crepes. 
We had a boat ride around the Seine River. We played some Rock, Paper, Scissors to keep busy.
There were amazing buildings everywhere. 
A view of the Eiffel Tower from the top of the Arc de Triumphe.
Walking to the Arc down Champs-Elyssees.
We had dinner in a restaurant along Champs-Elyssees. The food was delicious.
Outside Notre Dame.
Inside the cathedral of Notre Dame. The cathedral was amazing. A women's choir started performing while we were in there. It was one of my favorite parts of the trip.
A view from the Eiffel Tower. We got there in the late afternoon and waited forever in line. When we finally got into the tower it was dusk. By the time we finished it was dark. We were able to see it in the light and the dark. 
When I asked all the kids what there favorite part of Paris was they all answered the Eiffel Tower.
Warming up with some hot chocolate while waiting in the line.
Walking up to the tower.
Padlocks Bridge. Where people come to lock their love and throw away the key.
We had a great time in Paris. We could have spent a few more days to see it all, but left feeling satisfied. It was definitely a memorable way to spend our Spring Break.
6 comments:
I am so proud of you guys. You are taking your kids to see things that most people dream of seeing. The Louvre, the Eiffel Tower - I saw when I was 18 and I can still remember the smell of the crepes I sank my teeth in.
Congrats on your fun adventures:)
Nice pictures! We saw a cathedral in Strasbourg that was a replica of Notre Dame cathedral. It was a short trip, but we were worn out by the end of it ;)
aww brings back so many memories of Europe. We hope to make it back there again some day. I do have a question though, did you guys use the military PassPorts or did you already have the real passports? lol My hubby says I can't travel with the Military passports that there not valid. Just wandering.
No we had to have tourist passports. We have to official passports for Portugal but for travelling through Europe we used the tourist passports.
Thanks Cindy. :)
I have a very similar picture of the Seine & that building from when Hillary & I went to Europe a billion years ago.
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