Jaz requested i speak french today. Have been trying but inevitably one of them gets annoyed after a while. Wandered around the marais area and picnicked at the Centre de Pompidou square. Girls enjoyed the buskers - bloke blowing massive bubbles, clown, indian ball, painters, homeless musicians esp cute was the v old couple playing violins. Gabs and I bought a light summer frock which was a very fast but fun experience. We tried going inside the pompidou but ditc...

Another beautiful sunny day. Morning we took the tube to Notre dame and wandered around the river. Stunning! Franks in usual Frankie pram form while Gabi did the usual homeless people spotting. Lunch was picnic beside the river, not too relaxing with Lana chasing pigeons and running towards the edge! Bettsy took off with Frankie to pick up our car, which was surprisingly stress free. The rest of us toured to Jarden du luxembourg which was gorgeous and we had a lo...

Bonjour! Great day! Big day on foot! Climbed the Arc de triomphe , even Frankie did it with gusto. She's been way too attached to her thumb and pram these past 2 days. Meanwhile Lana napped in backpack so missed it all. Walked through the champs d'elysees and picnicked outside le petit palais. All desperate for lunch and a relax. Was lovely in the sun. Headed on to the stunning jarden de Tuileries where j and g jumped on the trampolines while f and L hopped on th...

Disney day! Alannah was left behind with a sitter so we could be nimble. Thank goodness as the crowds were huge, weather hot and hayfever for craig and I severe. Girls loved it but waiting for frankie's dumbo ride (1.5 hrs) in the morning nearly did me. Craig promptly took off with the other two. Fortunately frank was in good spirits and the day improved for us adults with some fun rides (small world was fab). It wasn't till later we found out it was a holiday f...

Big sleep in at our lovely saint germaine apartment after beautiful but late night at the Eiffel tower. Decided to be cultural and hit musee d'orsay. Man! The queue and the cold! We weren't quite prepared after the warm sun yesterday. Fortunately girls were on great form (even if in tiny shorts and freezing) and we struck luck and were ushered ahead because of our many kids. Phew. We all enjoyed it and had a great chat about the impressionists, and why they are s...