After reading some reviews on the Egouts tour (the Paris sewer and catacomb tours) we decided that most likely Dania would have nightmares the rest of the trip and Emma probably wouldn't find the bones of over 6 million people that were exumed during the building of the Paris subway (and saved in the catacombs) particularly interesting and the sewer tour it was noted could be "smelly'. Zach of course we thought would find all of this interesting, but we erred on...

Today we were off to Versailles to explore the Castle and Gardens you hear so much about when visiting France. We met our guide and driver at our apartment and set off for Versailles. Unfortunately there was a Triathalon going on in Paris and the starting point was at the Champ de Mars which is at the base of the Eiffel Tower and right in our back yard, so it was difficult getting to the highway with all the roads blocked. We finally made our way through the c...

Ok, so we really didn't climb the Eiffel Tower we took the "lift" (elevator). There are 1,789 steps to the top of the Eiffel Tower which are a few too many for Andrew and my old bones! It was a cloudy, windy and cool day so as you can imagine it was even windier and cooler at about 450 feet up on a steel structure (we only went to the 2nd level. It is 1,063 feet to the top). But what a view of the city all the way around, tre bien! The tower was built as the...

Did you know that the second oldest zoo in the world is in Paris, France. It is not a very big zoo (a Menagerie as Parisiens call it) but it was established in 1793 and it is still in existence today in the middle of Paris. We met up with some friends (the Atlan's) of ours whose kids are in both Zach and Emma's and Dania's class and are Parisians but have lived in Pittsburgh the last year and a half. It just so happens that they are spending the month of July ...

Today we are mourning the passing of the days of the street crepe maker. After 4 days in Paris the only crepes we have found are in restaurants and even more to our dismay is the fact that they are pre-making and heating them up when you order them...what is this world coming to.... After a lazy morning we searched the internet for farmer's markets in the 7th Arrondisement and luckily found one that was a couple blocks away and open on Thursday. We spent a cou...