Le Petit Bebe

We were lucky enough to visit Paris for a day! In Hannover we stayed with Kristin and Michael who live close to the a train stop. Can I just say, Germany has an awesome transportation system? Well, they do! Trains, subway, buses, the autobahn, ANYways... We hopped on the train to the station where we caught the another train to the airport. Then it was less than a 2 hour flight from there. We arrived in Paris on Wednesday night and took the subway (tube) to our cute little hotel. Here is my favorite boy with my favorite girl on the train.

We had a nice view of the Eiffel Tower that night, which really was good because the next day it was mostly covered with fog. As we were walking to our hotel (we got a little lost, but that was part of the fun) We kept saying, "Hey, guess what? We're in Paris!" to each other. We were just so excited to be there. And so, Thursday was the day of our Paris in a Day tour provided by our very own travel agent, Marriane Sloan Knight. Thanks Mar! We loved your tour! It was seriously perfect. She typed out trains to take and all the major places to see and the history. It made our day really special and (most importantly) organized.

The first stop was the Notre Dame Cathedral. There are no words to do it justice. Some I'll try are: ornate, gorgeous (especially the stained glass windows inside), gi-normous, and amazing.

We were standing there enjoying the view inside the cathedral, and a French lady came up to us and asked for our camera. She said we needed a picture so we could see "how we three look". "Just wonderful". There weren't many kids around and people were happy to see our cutie. She was so fun on this trip too. So smiley and happy. She was screaming (an excited scream), trying to get attention. Such a Ham. Here is the picture taken by the French woman.

Next stop, The Louvre. We saw it, but didn't realize it because we couldn't see the pyramids. So, we circled around the whole thing, all the time wondering about this fabulous structure until, 'ding!' we realized this was the place for which we had been searching. 'Ding, ding!'

Rebecca was served her royal feast just outside the place where the Mona Lisa is kept. How cool is that?? See that little backpack by my feet? That was our luggage/diaper bag for the entire trip. I was so proud of myself for packing light, for once.

Our babe and her favorite toy, de leaf :)

This one's for you Mar...we drank your favorite...Orangina! Very refreshing.

Next, we took a stroll down the Champs Elysées where we ran into Sephora (YESssss), and the Arc de Triomphe, and ate some yummy crepes.

Our last stop was the Eiffel Tower! We went up the elevator to get a view of the city. It was freeeeezing up there, so we didn't stay long. But it was really pretty. We didn't get a picture of the actual tower, but here are some pictures taken from the middle of it.

It was a super fun trip. We almost didn't go because of the transportation strike and the riots. Lucky for us, the strike ended a few days prior to our trip, and we found out the riots were in the suburbs. Overall, the people we met were really nice. Even the Parisians we asked for directions were very helpful and patient. We have to admit it...We fell in love with Paris, the City of Love.