One of the many fountains in Paris. I think this one is like the one Gene Kelly danced around
in "American in Paris"
We would really like to get a "smart" car for our next car. It would be practical for our family, and would stand up well against all the SUV's, I think.... no?
Oops - sorry - turn your head to the left - These are the gardens outside the Louvre
Okay - this this is us looking like American tourists, but not taking off our tennis shoes for anyone! We walked forever that day.
Thank you mom for your incredible gift of watching the children, loving them, and helping them get to know what an amazing grandmother you are! They are still talking about you! Now Becca listens because she said "Gramster said she is going to live with me forever, so I had better listen to her!" She also brushes her teeth for more than 2 seconds. Also the ladies at the grocery store said, "Where's the other lady who was with this baby? She was so much fun!" They remembered you after one meeting!We are recovering from a really wonderful trip to France. It was really fun just being alone/together - whether we were getting lost in the hot, crowded subways, gasping as we saw the famous landmarks for the first time, discovering the sights and sounds of a new culture, and trying out the language - it was all fun. Rhett fooled everyone into thinking he was really French because of his good accent, and they would start conversing with him fluently, and he would laugh because his vocabulary consisted of "bon jour" and a few other sentences. We visited three museums - the Louvre for one whole day, the Musee de Orsay with Impressionist art - saw lots of naked statues and paintings, fountains, and gardens and the Toulouse Le Trec museum in Toulouse. We visited about ten churches/cathedrals, lots of little shops, and lots of train travel. The world Rugby championships were going on in Paris and around France, so we met lots of fans from all over the world. The French people we met in Paris and Toulouse generally went against the stereotype you hear about them - being snooty and hating Americans - on the contrary, we found just the opposite was true. I guess wars are started for less, right?
