We spent Thursday hanging out with our people and went downtown Zurich for lunch. Then we grilled out at their house before getting a good night's sleep before our next big adventure!
On Friday afternoon, we all boarded a train to Paris! Here is the kids side of the train. It is about a 4.5 hour trip and they really did so well. Love them!
We arrived in Paris around 8:30 PM and quickly found a taxi to our apartments. Driving around the city felt surreal, and despite our driver's erratic driving, we made it safely to our home for the weekend. We stayed in apartments in the same building in the Montmartre neighborhood. I loved this location!
The next morning, we were ready to get out on the town! First stop, coffee and pastries! Then we stopped off at a little park to eat them before boarding the Metro.
Eeek! The Eiffel Tower!! It was simply breathtaking to see it in person and I kept having to pinch myself! My sweet ones...
We never, like really ever, take a good family picture. NEVER. But it must have been the loveliness that is Paris because everyone looked and smiled for the camera!
Not once, but TWICE! I was so happy.
It's all so picturesque, I can't even describe it. I loved Paris, all of it, and can't wait to go back!
Walking across the bridge to get closer, the kids were fascinated.
Walking in the lane next to the Eiffel Tower. There were apartment buildings/houses that lined this area and let's just say, I want to live there!
On the other side of the Eiffel Tower, with my special one.
Can I just say how wonderful it was to be with Emily in Paris? It was simply a dream.
After oohing and aahing over the tower, we ducked into a restaurant to get some energy. Lila tried mussels and LOVED them. Say what? Yes, she did. She was fighting Scott over them!
One more picture before we left the area...we'll be back!
We decided to get on one of the double decker tour buses so that we could cover more ground with the kids. It was the best decision. We could hop on / hop off and we never could have seen as much as we did had we not done this. Paris is beautiful, and so historic. I loved all of the old buildings, they were one of my favorite parts. Scott probably has better pictures of the sights than I do, as he takes the time, and I don't (allegedly).
Case in point...this is Notre Dame, and who knows why I didn't get a better picture!
It was amazing to see from the outside, but sadly we did not get to go inside. There was a long line and the kids weren't really down to stand in it, so we moved on to the next sight.
The Champs-Elysees! It was lovely, but wasn't it all. Scott & the kids went over to the Arc de Triomphe while the rest of us got ice cream. Because of course!
That night, we went to an Italian restaurant in France. Ha! We were trying to go somewhere the kids would eat well. Turns out, it was very delicious!
Lila was loving that every meal had ice cream and every menu had Nutella on it.
Next up: Day 2 in Paris!
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