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...

We arrived on the Eurostar and our driver was there waiting for us with his van in the closest spot about 30 meters away - how easy. It was a gorgeous evening so we went for a walk in the direction of the Eiffel Tower, it took a while plus a brief stop for a chocolate banana crepe for energy but we made it. The queue was okay so we decided to go up. The girls loved it although Frankie thought we were only going up there so we could find a toilet for her. We had a...

Met up with Max, Donna, Stewart and Kai for a picnic in Hyde Park. A big success! Everyone got on well together and we had a great game of mini soccor (Gabs loved it) and later paddle boats on the pond. Max seems a sweet kid.