Ready to go!
George did well on the flight to Paris--it's only 1 1/2 hr, so he fed & slept the whole time
We stayed at Hotel Moulin Vert in the 14eme arrondissement
Our room was clean & comfortable, they'd put a pack-and-play in the room for us, and the view was lovely!
On our first night, we had a gorgeous dinner at Polidor
George slept through the appetizers, but woke up in time to share some of my boeuf bourguignon
He liked the mash!
After dinner we took a little walk around the Latin Quarter
There was a park over the road where we ate our patisserie for breakfast--my favourite chausson aux pommes (chausson literally means slipper, but it's an apple turnover) and a pain au chocolat with cafe
On Friday we met up with Richard's mom--she took us to lunch and for a walk around Parc Monceau
She enjoyed spending time with George, showing him the carousel animals and singing "Au Clair de la Lune"
Afternoon coffee and cake at Le Bon Marche, the world's oldest department store
Place des Vosges, where Victor Hugo lived
Fondue dinner at Le Chalet Savoyard
George was crazy about the bread at every restaurant we went to--il adore le pain!
The Pantheon, monument to great men of France (and 1 great woman, with the addition of Marie Curie!)
It was originally a church dedicated to Ste Genevieve
It makes me feel very patriotic--Vive la France!
The tomb of Voltaire
Marie & Pierre Curie
We also saw Rousseau, Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas, Jean Monnet and Emile Zola
Fontaine de Medici at Jardin de Luxembourg
I love the pond with the little sailboats in front of the Palais du Luxembourg
We visited Richard's cousin Laurent and his family on Saturday
It was so lovely to see him and Laure again, and to meet little Noemie and Eva!
We met up with my friends Mallory and Erik and their tour group on a visit to the Musee d'Orsay
George was pretty good for the museum--mostly quiet and in the Ergo, but we let him stretch his legs and stand up by this bench amongst the Monets
It was so great to see Mallory again and to have her meet George!
She got some smiles and giggles out of him!
Le Metro
On our last morning, we went to a restaurant for breakfast instead of our usual patisserie take-out
There was a super friendly kitty who settled in for a nap on Richard's coat while we ate
On the way to Sainte Chappelle, we ran across a pet street market, selling pet food and birds
Sainte Chappelle is amazing--so breathtaking!
The windows all depict different books of the bible--in this Genesis one, you can see Noah's Ark
Even the floor is intricate
On the steps of the Palais de Justice
Sainte Chappelle and the Palais de Justice
Notre Dame
The queue at Notre Dame was relatively short, so we popped in there, too. We lit a candle for George at the chapel dedicated to St Pierre. I love this Joan of Arc memorial.
Charles de Gaulle
Arc de Triomphe
George is crazy about this shape sorter from Laurent & Laure! There were so many lovely wooden toys in France. We also got him this cute set of nesting dolls--la loupe et les trois petits cochons!
Notre Petit Monsieur!
