We are trying to plan for our vacation(s) this year, keeping in mind that from June on, we will have two children in our lives. I am itching to escape for a long weekend as a threesome, just one more time, down to Florida (the only place within our reach […]
OWTK said our fond farewell to France and has returned to the States. The flight home was very long, with us spending more than 12 hours on the plane (from boarding in Charles de Gaulle to deplaning in Philadelphia). Our girl took a two hour nap starting about a half […]
Situated in a neighborhood-y section of the 6th arondissment, between Saint Germain de Pres and the Latin Quarter and less than one full block from the southwest entrance to the famous Luxembourg Gardens, our Paris apartment could not really have been any more idyllic and perfect for us. We were […]
The crown jewel of the Paris city parks. This place is just wonderful. I wish we spent the better part of each day here, as it was a block from our apartment on Rue Vavin. Here is a picture of our daughter walking her baby doll (Baby Betty) into the […]
OWTK is winding down our France Vacation. Over the past couple days we have been doing very little, which has been nice. The previous 48 hours saw us taking family naps, stopping by the Eiffel Tower one last time, hanging out in Luxembourg Gardens, riding the old fashioned carsoussel there, […]
The rain has ended in Paris. We got out of the apartment after a little nap and took a long walk through Luxembourg Gardens (where we will be spending most of Wednesday), up to the Pantheon, through the Sorbonne and the Latin Quarter, and St. Germain de Pres. We had […]
The weather here in Paris has been pretty unaccommodating. Carrying an umbrella everywhere and wearing jackets and sweatshirts only to have it not rain and be so incredibly warm inside the metro and the some of the shops/buildings, like Notre Dame is extremely frustrating. When it has rained, it has […]
We pushed ourselves and our daughter pretty hard today. We were faced with the possibility of this being the only sunny/clear/pleasant day during our week in Paris. So, naturally we wanted to see the outdoor stuff and ride up to the top of the Eiffel Tower (and see the city […]
