Paris Day 3

The boys being silly at the cafe and then I wanted them to do a nice picture. I think it is so cute!

Picture of the Seine River right by Notre Dame.

Family in front of Notre Dame.

Carson's first official picture he took of his parents. It only took about 10 shots before to get a good one, but not too shabby!

Fay at Notre Dame

Pictures from inside of Notre Dame. What a beautiful church! There was a mass going on while we were walking through. Although it was in French, I knew pretty much what they were saying b/c of the tradition of the service.

Carson in front of the Eurostar before we headed back to London.

Paris - Day 2

Sacre Coeur - Beautiful white church that sits on the highest point in Paris. Beautiful view to overlook the city.

This man was obviously a statue until Carson put some Pence into his cup. As you can tell, Carson thought it was very funny!

Schneider boys having lunch at a cafe across from the Louvre.

A look at the Eiffel Tower from the Louvre.

Entrance to the Louvre and the family ready to enter.

Thanks to my friend Dana who got Kid Walks in Paris we were able to find some things that Carson was really interested in at the Louvre.

A look at the Seine River outside the Louvre.

Family pics in front of the Venice De Milo.

Nikolaus was completely enthused with all of the artwork!

Mona Lisa

After leaving the Louvre, we walked through the Tuileries and then came to the Place de La Concorde. Here we were able to see the Eiffel Tower, the oblelisk, fountains, and then walk down the Champs Elysees again. The Eiffel Tower had about a 10 minute twinkling light show. I tried to capture it in the picture, but it doesn't do it justice. It was a sight that is unbelievable. Fortunately, the last night we had a beautiful sunset which allowed us a better view.

Paris - Day 1

After a 2 1/2 hour train ride, with 2 sick boys, we made it to the beautiful city of Paris. We got there around 10:30 p.m. and by the time we got a taxi to the hotel it was close to 11:30 p.m. So, we went to the room and hit the sack. I would like to say that the next morning we were up early and on the go, but that would not be telling the truth. We all slept in until 11:00 and didn't even know it. I apparently turned off the alarm and we were all so tired (plus it was putch black) that we couldn't wake up. Even though we got a late start, we managed to get quite a bit accomplished the first day. We went to the top of the Eiffel Tower and the pics below are of the view.

The Eiffel Tower from our cafe and the cafe where we had Brunch.

On the way up...

We made it to the top!! The rain held off, but it was a little cloudy.


A Park that was right below us.

Sacre Coeur is over there in the distance. The long "u" shaped building is the Musee du Louvre. If you look closely you can see the pyramid entrance in the center.

Family photo opportunities outside the Eiffel Tower.

After the Eiffel Tower, we walked over to the Arc De Triomphe. When we got there it was blocked off b/c they were having their annual dedication to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. It was quite interesting to watch and the boys enjoyed hearing the band. I won't bore you those pictures though. We walked down the Champs Elysees to do a little shopping and enjoy all of the sights.

Even though we didn't get up until 11 we still had a very productive day. We will start much earlier tomorrow!!!

London Eye

What a fantastic trip! Carson had been wanting to go on the London Eye since the first day we were here and he saw it. We finally did and it was well worth the wait. Beautiful view of the whole city and a perfect setting that we saw!

Fay's visit to London

Taking a nice walk around London at night. We saw Big Ben and Parliment, Westminster Abbey, and the London Eye. After that, we walked to Trafalgar Square and then by Buckingham Palace. The boys were both done after all of that walking.

The first day we went into Westminster Abbey and toured the enormous church. They gave us an activity to do with the kids as we went through so they could get a chocolate coin at the end from the gift shop. Needless to say, Fay and I had a lot of work to do and didn't get any of the chocolate at the end. Oh well, we saw things there that we probably wouldn't have paid any attention to otherwise.

The second day she was here we went to The Royal Mews, which is where they house all of the horses, cars, and carriages that the Queen or Royal family use for different events. Her coronation carriage was there and it was very emmaculate. After that tour, we went out to see the guards at Buckingham Palace and walk through St. James's Park.