Bienvenue!: Family Day Trip to Paris

April 10, 2007

Our day began early... with the alarm clock going off at 3:30am. Should it come to anyone's suprise that Madame Touriste was ready to leave in less than 10 minutes!

We took the Eurostar to Paris. The trip went by extremely quickly - as we were all sleeping in the train! We arrived at La Gare du Nord early morning. We figured the best way to see the city in so little time would be to take a bus tour. Off we were on the Hop on Hop Off Tourist Bus!

We covered most of the city before lunch. That's what I call being efficient tourists! Madame Touriste was very happy! In one morning, we saw: Musee du Louvre, Pont-Neuf, Notre Dame, Place Saint-Michel, Musee d'Orsay, Concorde, Champs-Elysee, the Eiffel Tower and lots more!

We then had a wonderful lunch at a typical french bistro near the Louvre. We had some fabulous wine! Unfortunately, Cynthia did try an expresso for the first time! Bad idea! Never give expresso to someone that is already hyper-active! The rest of the day was spent wondering through the streets (and, trying to keep up with Cynthia!). The weather was fantastic! Our favorite part of the day was certainly to wonder arond the Louvres and having a drink at an outside patio in Tuileries Garden! What a great day! This will definitely be a day to remember! Below are some pictures.