Bonjour!

We are here!! We arrived in London yesterday (Saturday) and I think we are finally all unpacked. This past week has been absolutely amazing!! Paris, Cannes, Nice, Barga, Rome...I still can't believe we are here.

 

Paris is a beautiful city! It has lots to see and do. We hired a driver for the day and he took us to some places we never would have found without him. After we got settled into our hotel, we went to dinner at a cafe and Colston slept for most of it. I had a croque madame! It was delicious!! And French fries ;) Then, we walked to the Eiffel tower and got to see it all lit up. It twinkles every hour, on the hour.

 

 

While we were there, we took the elevator to the top and saw this:

 

 
Paris is a maze of streets steming from I think 12 main roads. You can almost see them in this picture.

 

The next day, we met up with our driver after a very late breakfast (I think it was noon when we sat down). He took us all around the city and had a few surprises for us. Like this spot:

 

 

We got to see the Eiffel Tower from a distance and it was breathtaking! Then it was time to see the Arc of Triumph and walk the famous Champs de Ellyse with all the shops. Here is the arc:

 

 

We used a stroller a lot during our trip and because there are very few elevators in these places, Colston was nicknamed 'Prince Colston' because Daddy and Papaw would carry him up and down in his 'throne'.

 

 

Here was a building with 52 pillars, 1 pillar for each week of the year.

 

 

He took us by so many buildings that I couldn't keep track of all their names. We wanted to go to the Louve, but didn't realize that it is closed on Tuesdays, and we were there on Tuesday. We didn't get to go in but it was beautiful from the outside:

 

 

 

We then went to see Notre Dame, and it was amazing! There are so many intricate details to the building. You have to just stand back and take it all in. 

 

 

Like I said, our driver made Paris wonderful for us. Below is a picture at the top of a hill that over looks Paris. There is also a church at the top. It was really neat!

 

 

Paris is a beautiful city with lots of things to do and see. I would highly recommend a personal driver :)

 

Au revoir, from Paris!