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Notre Dame. Up close and personal

Today we saw every nook and cranny of Notre Dame. It was the highlight of the trip for Kenzie. We also placed our love locks and visited the Deportation Memorial. It is on the Island too, but was closed our first day. We walked the Left Bank and enjoyed the booksellers, ate in the Latin Quarter and yes, in the same day visited the Rodin Museum. So awesome!!! I love that stuff and it was great to introduce him to Kenzie. We then walked to see Napolean's tomb. Man he likes to make a show and then we walked down the Rue Clur!!!! So awesome. The best market street ever! We bought fabulous fresh fruits and chocolates and bread to eat when we made it to the Eiffel Tower. We walked there......yes, we put on the miles. It was so awesome for me to watch Kenzie's face as we rounded the corner and BAM! there was the tower. She was so excited.

We hiked to the highest tier you can walk to. I don't do elevators and Kens didn't want to go without me. I was worried she would be sad, but she had no regrets. We took fabulous selfies on the tower! We even ate some of our macarons we purchased on Rue Clur on top of the tower. We shopped a bit in the stores in the tower and just took our time. Once at the bottom, we took a cruise on the River Seine. It was awesome. We also shared the BEST savory crepe from the popular stand by the tower and river.

By then it was getting close to dusk so we found a great spot to watch the Eiffel Tower lights and to eat our fruit and other treats from Rue Clur. It was an absolutely amazing night. Even though we got lost on our way home. I was dang nervous about that!




We climbed up to the bell towers. Here Kenzie is peeking in! We went up another big staircase even higher. Lots of leg work. Views were worth the effort!




















Placing our love locks!




Deportation Memorial. In memory of those persecuted and killed under Hitler rule.

Walking the bank. 

LUNCH 
Gyros. We loved this place. Ate here twice during our trip. 




 Dessert. Across the street from the lunch place. Good thing we did lots of walking.



The Metro! We loved it. Could not have seen as much with out it. 



My place! The Rodin Museum. I love art. 



Famous! This was so fun to see.





We went to see where Napoleon was buried. Amazing place. 




RUE CLUR! So cool. 








 She was so surprised to see the tower just be there when we walked around the corner. Of course, while we were taking pictures, some Chinese tourists just grabbed her and started posing with her. We laughed. It was CHINA all over again.

The yellow ball is a tennis ball. We were there during the French Open. At night it looked like the moon. 





Enjoying a treat from Rue Clur. 




Dinner by the river and then the cruise. The food was delicious. We always shared. 



Enjoying a fresh apricot. 


Cruise time. Selfie time. 





Getting ready for the light show.








Awesome day! We kept saying all day, "Can you believe where we are."






Comments

emma nelson said…
Such a great opportunity for you both. You saw it all! you both looked so happy! Tell Alex we both thought his art work was incredible. He really ought to pursue it. Doing that with a spray can showing light, dark and depth in incredible. Proud of you all!.
August 6, 2014 at 5:09 PM
Circe said…
You are KILLING me! You did all the best things! You are an amazing trip planner. But you're making my heart hurt. I want to be in Paris!
August 7, 2014 at 1:08 AM
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