Vacation - pt. 1

Yesterday we returned home safe and sound, yet completely exhausted from our vacation in Paris. Vacations can be meant for relaxation, but with three little ones at this stage in our lives "relaxation" and "vacation" just don't go together. We can however, say that it was "refreshing" for us as a family to get away to a different environment and make some wonderful memories together. Not to mention it did make us grateful upon our return to hear Italian again. When we drove through the tunnel pass across the border back in to Italy, Samuel started cheering in the back seat saying "Yeah, we're back in Italy! I love Italy! Now we can speak English!" Maybe he meant to say "Italian". Not quite sure what that part was supposed to mean.

We had six very full days of touring Paris from early morning til evening. Some days were more interesting for the kids than others but overall they held up great with the countless miles of walking we did, especially Samuel. Luca was very limited in his freedom from the stroller as he loves to escape, but as long as we were moving he was content. Samuel's favorite part of the trip was seeing the mummies at the Louvre. All the kids really liked the military museum with all the knight's armor, swords, guns etc. Luca was the quickest of course to climb the stairs to the first floor of the Eiffel Tower. Jonathan loved the Louvre and would have been content to spend the whole week there exploring. I enjoyed our early morning walks along the Siene and just being together as a family.

I am still trying to sort and choose pictures to post so you'll have to wait a bit longer for those. Here are a few teasers.

Inside the St. Chapelle Church

Standing in front of the top of a pillar found from the palace of Darius I

A picturesque view on our morning walks

Having fun on the Batobus on the Siene