Friday, September 23, 2016

Paris, France July 2016

 Paris here we come!


  These fountains were in the area around the Louvre. It was nice and relaxing. I gave Abby a foot massage. 

 Evidence of another ice cream break!  It was chocolate gelato. Yum!
 There was a man that all the pigeons would follow.  He would get them to land on you if you wanted.  Then of course he wanted some payment. 
 The Louvre.  We didn't go in this time thankfully!  I realized last time that I am not a fan of humongous museums! The outside is very beautiful though!

 Arc de Triomphe

 This was a jewelry store and when we first got there 2 teen girls were posing like this and taking selfies.  That is what Ellie, Abby and Emma are imitating.  :)
 The girls picked Eiffel Tower key rings as their souvenirs but Owen insisted on this plastic camel.  So I call it his "Parisian Camel".


 Eiffel Tower!





 And then this happened!  Congrats Dave and Jeni!!
 Grammy with the girls.
 We got really good paninis at this place.

 The kids were pretty crazy about the birds everywhere!
 Seine River cruise! There are 37 bridges that go across the Seine river.  We got to go under at least a dozen. 



 Notre Dame
 Watch out Marilyn Monroe! :)

 Riding the elevator up to our rooms after our final day of sightseeing in Europe! It's been fun but we are ready to go home!
 Final subway ride... heading to the airport.
 We are home!

Nick was nice enough to pick us up from the airport.  It is 6pm and all 3 kids are out! The first two mornings home they woke up at 3:45am then it was 5:45am and then finally 5 days home or so they slept until 7:45am.  They kept falling asleep at 5 or 6pm!  An unforgettable trip that we will always treasure.

Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England July 2016

 They had a path around it and you had a little portable phone that told you information and the history of the monument. It was pretty amazing to see close up!






London, England July 2016

 Another great hotel.

 This is when I wish I had a good camera!  Some of the pictures are a bit blurry.  It was a pretty cool experience though!


 Dan impersonating Michael Phelps. :)

 Buckingham Palace

 Trafalgar Square

 Horse Guards Building
 Making important phone calls...

 Big Ben
 Westminster Abbey
 River Thames
The London Eye





 Ice cream break!
 This cool park was right around the corner from The London Eye.


London Bridge
 Tower of London