While everyone has been consumed with the Olympics, I decided to do as some of my fellow adopted country-mates and leave the country. I took the kids to Paris.
I have dreamt of Paris since I was a little girl. I mean, what is there not for a girl to love? The Eiffel Tower looked magical, the Louvre with all of it's treasures, shopping on the Champs-Elleysee, Arc de' Triomphe.... what's not to love? Romance, love....
Cue real life and that record scratching sound. I went with my 4 boys, aged 7, 9, 13, and 15. My husband was not in sight, he was not even in the same country. He stayed back in the UK. Romance was definitely in *short* supply. Let's be completely honest... I was happy when the boys did not complain about going to things. In fact my 15 year old posted a complaint about being dragged to Paris!!! Can YOU IMAGINE???? Yeah, sadly I can do more then imagine, I lived it.
With that said, it was not all bad. We learned a lot of things and saw a lot of sights! It was still a dream come true. In fact, I love Paris, it is my favorite city to visit out of the handful of European cities that I have managed to make it to....
We took the Eurostar over. We had to first get a taxi to take us to the train station. Our taxi did not show when we expected and after a quick call to the company everything was taken care of and we were on our way. After taking the train we got onto the London Underground. We arrived at the Eurostar station and boarded the Eurostar.
The boys sleeping on the Eurostar. Thankfully this was not a portent of the rest of the trip!
I have dreamt of Paris since I was a little girl. I mean, what is there not for a girl to love? The Eiffel Tower looked magical, the Louvre with all of it's treasures, shopping on the Champs-Elleysee, Arc de' Triomphe.... what's not to love? Romance, love....
Cue real life and that record scratching sound. I went with my 4 boys, aged 7, 9, 13, and 15. My husband was not in sight, he was not even in the same country. He stayed back in the UK. Romance was definitely in *short* supply. Let's be completely honest... I was happy when the boys did not complain about going to things. In fact my 15 year old posted a complaint about being dragged to Paris!!! Can YOU IMAGINE???? Yeah, sadly I can do more then imagine, I lived it.
With that said, it was not all bad. We learned a lot of things and saw a lot of sights! It was still a dream come true. In fact, I love Paris, it is my favorite city to visit out of the handful of European cities that I have managed to make it to....
We took the Eurostar over. We had to first get a taxi to take us to the train station. Our taxi did not show when we expected and after a quick call to the company everything was taken care of and we were on our way. After taking the train we got onto the London Underground. We arrived at the Eurostar station and boarded the Eurostar.
The boys sleeping on the Eurostar. Thankfully this was not a portent of the rest of the trip!
After we arrived and got settled into our hotel, we headed to Avenue Champs-Ellysees. We found a Marks & Spencer and grabbed some drinks and snacks. Further down we found the golden arches... yes we did partake! :) Then we walked down to the Arch d' Triomphe!
My youngest getting photo bombed by my oldest!
So, we had some time to waste as the sky darkened. So I took some pictures!
Same picture, different lighting!
The Eiffel Tower fully lit.
Then, it started to sparkle! How cool! I was not expecting it to sparkle. The collective gasp of the crowd on the Arc d' Triomphe was amazing!
This was how our first day ended, it was pretty amazing! I definitely floated a little that day!
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