Since we are trying to take as many trips as we can before Matt goes away for a little while, he took leave this past Friday and Monday so that we could have a nice long weekend. We decided to travel to Paris to see its famous sights, and to go to Disneyland-Paris of course!
Getting there, unfortunately, didn't go as we first planned. Matt had gone back to the States during the week prior to be with his family after his grandmother passed. Luckily, he made it there in great time but he ended up having trouble getting home. We were hoping that he would fly back on Tuesday, but he was not able to get a flight back until Thursday and it was to Germany instead of England. We decided that it would be silly for him to take a train through Paris back to London on Thursday and then turn around the next morning and take the train right back to Paris. I told him that I would just meet him in Paris with the girls the next day. This meant that I would single handedly take our two girls, all our luggage, and two strollers and somehow make it to Paris on time. I know you are waiting for the punch line because it sounds like a joke, right? I promise you it was not funny though! My friend, Tina, loaned me her large camping backpack that I stuffed as much as I could into it; what didn't fit didn't come! Here is a great shot of how we traveled:
(While we were traveling, Ainsley was really the one in the stroller and I had Myla sit on top on the handle bars. The other stroller was hung on the handle bars as well so it could roll as I walked.)
I had to switch trains twice and at one of the stops it was not handicap accessible, which meant going up and down stairs. Luckily, some of the locals took pity on me and helped me with the stairs. I did go up an escalator on my own though! I wish someone had filmed that, I'm sure it was quite comical.
All in all, I was extremely happy to see Matt waiting for me in Paris at the train station! The girls were so happy to see their daddy again too!
The next day we went to Disneyland. Here are a few magical moments:
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| On the "It's a Small World" ride |
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| Sleeping Beauty's Castle at night |
It was really different with everything being in French but also a great experience overall. I thought that the girls might be too young to really enjoy it, but I was wrong! They loved it and were such troopers the whole day. I cannot wait to take them to the one in Florida!
The next morning we had a relaxing day in Paris. We started by walking to the Eiffel Tower and just enjoying the view.
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| We bought cheese on the way to the tower. This shop was stinky!! |
As we walked through the market on the way to the tower we were serenaded by a street musician. I had to take a video!
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| A light lunch - Eiffel Tower in the background |
We figured the easiest way to sight-see with two small children would be to take the Riverboat Tours. We got a great summed-up version of Paris and lots of information!
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| River Tour |
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| Notre Dame Cathedral |
It took 200 years to build the Cathedral. The bells still ring for the hours and the large one, the "Bumblebee Emmanuel", rings for special occasions.
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| How Myla entertained herself on the Boat Tour |
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had to take a walk down this famous street!
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| Arc de Triomphe |
Later that night, we went back to the Eiffel Tower to see it all lit up and to see the light show that it does every night.
Here is the light show:
I wish we had more time to spend in Paris, it was a beautiful place!
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| Giving kisses as we got in the taxi cab |
