Saturday, April 6, 2013

Paris- Avec Des Enfants

Paris with kiddos is a completely different experience.  We prioritized the highlights and planned our museum trips so that we'd have plenty of Park time in between. It was definitely a highlights trip, but between the paintings, strolling the river Seine, enjoying too many crepes to count and being awed by the building, I think we all got a good "taste" of Paris.  

Playing in the Park before opening


At the TOP! Some loving it, some a little nervous.

See, we made it to Notre Dame.  Unfortunately, the kiddos were more interested in the  roundabout in the playground than going inside.
At the recommendation of one of Reed's colleagues we stopped at Sainte-Chapelle.  It was amazing, different and just the right size for the kiddos.  There are 15 stained glass windows on the top floor and with the SUN shining through it was stunning.


After a long day, sometimes you just need some brother time.



A cheeky monkey strolling the Seine in Paris

Cruising the Seine

Silly Boys

The Louvre.  Yes, Christian slept through the entire thing.  The big boys were surprisingly enthusiastic after we mentioned the monetary worth and fame of the Mona Lisa.  Amazing how "that" influence is already being felt.  
To break up a long day Reed offered the boys 50p for every smile and wave they collected.  G went right to work (see above) and had to be cut off 15 minutes and 13pounds later.

At D'Orsay.
The boys actually quite like the impressionists. They say they like to "feel" the paintings and they think it's pretty cool that something that looks like a mess can become beautiful with just a few steps. Plus, we just read The Invention of Hugo Cabret so they loved the renovated train station and ginormous clocks.  

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