Vacation - pt. 2

Below are a collection of photos from our trip. I kept them in chronological order of when we saw things. Each day was packed full and since the kids woke up on several occasions before 6am, we were usually out the door between 8:30 and 9:00am. We would return in time for a late dinner and a game of UNO before putting the kids to bed. Most days we would pack a picnic lunch to eat along the way. We managed to eat out only three times over the course of the week and saved money by cooking our meals in the apartment. It worked out really great for us to rent an apartment, which was way cheaper than a hotel. Not to mention finding a hotel for a family of 5 is nearly impossible in Europe without having to stay in an executive suite or something.

Samuel kept us on our toes with his endless stream of questions. Since we saw so much stuff related to history, we had to answer a lot of questions about death and why and how people died. His first exposure to some WWII history made him really happy to know that the good guys beat the bad guys. He didn't like the fact that the bad guys bombed and destroyed Paris.

Emma made us laugh upon arriving to our apartment. The building had wooden steps that were carpeted and with the age of the building it gave off a musty/antique smell. She is hyper sensitive to smells and usually has a pretty amusing description for things. When she got a wiff of the stairwell she said, "ooh, it smells expensive! I like this smell."

I put captions with the pictures so hopefully you aren't too lost in trying to figure out what things are etc. Sorry for the numerous photos. In reality we all know that the grandparents are the ones who are most interested in viewing these photos, so we won't take offense if you bypass the slideshow. (Double-click on slideshow to view in a larger format)