Tuesday 26 July 2011

A couple more from Paris and todays trip to Greenwich

Michaela wanted a picture of her in her beret... and she pointed out that there weren't many pictures of me so.....


I do looove my escargot!

We took another boat tour today, this one was up the Thames to Greenwich.  The weather wasn't great but we didn't get rained on.  It was cool to stand on the meridian with one foot on the east side and one on the left!







The boys REALLY enjoyed their fish and chips.
Greenwich had some great museums that were interactive for the kids. The got to dress up in costumes and eve try on an actual fencing mask.





Monday 25 July 2011

Paris!








Well Paris was fantastic despite some on and off again rain.  The day of the tour was perfect; no rain and not too much sun.  Darryl and Hugh purchased actual tickets in the grandstand and made a day out of it.  The rest of us spent the morning on a Bateau Mouche and cruised down the Sienne and got off just in time to snag a spot on the side of the road.  We actually got a great view of the parade and the pre-sprint into the Champs-Elysee.  I cannot comment too much on the  few pictures above as I don't really know who these guys are and Thomas and Darryl are both in bed so they can't provide me the stats.  There are over two hundred pictures from that day... I picked some that looked important :)
Cathy, the next couple are for you.. from the parade.




A few from the boat.


Bennett loved the boat... and he enjoyed the nice sunny weather too.  Next are some pics from around the town.















Some eating and playing.










And finally our own king of the mountains.