Paris

Saturday morning we ate breakfast and headed to Paris. When we walked in to our room we realized there was only 1 king bed. By that time I was done dealing with hotel people, so we just left and went out to see the city. 

We decided to take the double stroller because we figured we would be walking a lot. We walked down the street to the subway station and had to fold the stroller to fit in the door. We just left it folded and had to lift it up and over gates, carry it down stairs and up stairs and through more gates and doors before we finally got to where we were going. We came out of the subway station and around the corner and the Eifel Tower was right there. It was awesome!

After strolling around for a while and taking pictures we decided to go get info about going to the top. We had to carry the stroller down more stairs, then could finally just walk and push it. We walked around the bottom and got some info, then walked to get some food before returning to get in line to go to the top. When we got in line they told us we needed to fold up the stroller. So Blake got to carry our folded up stroller in line for 2 hours, up stairs, around all 3 levels of the Eifel Tower and down again. Next time we'll take the backpack.

It was cool to see the city from the Eifel Tower. We were going up just as the sun was going down. So we go to see the city in the light, then in the dark. I though it was neat, but the kids, especially Remi thought it was amazing! She was so excited, running from side to side pointing out everything. 

After leaving the Eifel Tower we walked to the Arch De Triumph and thought we would see a Christmas Market. We didn't see one, but had fun looking at the lights and the shops. When we got back to the hotel we arranged the kids on the floor and in the packnplay and slept good all night!

Sunday morning we woke up and checked out of our hotel. We decided to just walk and not worry about strollers or backpacks. The first stop was Notre Dame. It looked cool from the outside, but after seeing so many churches it was another church on the inside. The kids did enjoy exploring the outside and feeding the birds.

After walking around the church we walked across this cool bridge with all these locks on it. The kids loved finding their favorite locks. We just strolled around that area finding some money and food. We found the perfect street with so many different bakeries and restaurants. We got a crepe and some different pastries to hold us over until lunch. It was all really yummy.

Next we went to see the outside of the Louve. We didn't think we would get much out of going inside with 4 little kiddos. It did look huge from the outside though! After the Louve we grabbed some sandwiches and headed back to the hotel to get the car and head home.

It was a relaxing Sunday and we enjoyed seeing a few more sites, but we were ready to go home. I think us and the kids are ready for an adult vacation. Between hotel stresses with a big family, not speaking the language and it being stressful getting around we all agree the kids would have more fun with friends and babysitters when we are going on sight seeing trips!