Over Father's Day weekend, (18-20 June), my good friend Michele and I did a girls weekend in Paris. I left my three kids with Dave and she left her 7 kids with her husband. Don't worry, the boys are planning payback. I am lucky to be married to such a great guy that has been encouraging me to do something like this for a long time. I think Dave was a little disappointed that I picked Paris, but he forgets that I don't mind going there again! My sister Melissa and I did a Paris trip back in April 1997. We spent a week there and I loved every minute of it. This trip was too short to fit in all of the same things, but I saw some old and some new things, and reacquainted myself with the metro system. So now a family trip will be easier to plan. We got to Paris Friday afternoon, and after checking into our Hotel and eating lunch, we headed to the
Jardin de Tuilieries and the
Louvre. The weather was fantastic, and the timing was just right, we avoided the major crowds since we were later in the day. Great way to start off the weekend.
The
Arc de Triomphe du Carousel. According to our guide the next day, Emperor Napoleon promised his victorious troups a huge triumphal Arch upon their return. He started construction on the
Arc de Triomphe for that purpose. Unfortunately, there was no way that was going to be done in time, so he had this one built. So think of this as the consolation arch, I now do.
Inside the Louvre we saw all sorts of wonderful things, I really liked these Sphinxes all lined up in a neat row.
For some reason, I really loved this picture. I think I see in her what I hope I would have been like if I lived in that time period.
I had to take this picture especially for E. Is it not the perfect knight-fight painting? I think so. He agreed when he saw it.
This painting was HUGE, it took up a huge part of the wall, and the walls there are massive. The detail was amazing. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous.
The Louvre is huge and we only did a relatively small portion of it. We saw the Mona Lisa, Winged Victory, and other famous works of art. I also saw way too many painting of people's kitchen tables. Honestly, Louvre, can we cut down on the still life kitchen paintings? After a while, they all looked the same - except for the dead meat - that did change a little here and there. And it is incredible how hard it was for women to find clothing that would stay on back in the day. Next time I want to see Napoleon's bedchamber and the whole other wing I haven't even gone into. Anyone want to come with me?
Over Father's Day weekend, (18-20 June), my good friend Michele and I did a girls weekend in Paris. I left my three kids with Dave and she left her 7 kids with her husband. Don't worry, the boys are planning payback. I am lucky to be married to such a great guy that has been encouraging me to do something like this for a long time. I think Dave was a little disappointed that I picked Paris, but he forgets that I don't mind going there again! My sister Melissa and I did a Paris trip back in April 1997. We spent a week there and I loved every minute of it. This trip was too short to fit in all of the same things, but I saw some old and some new things, and reacquainted myself with the metro system. So now a family trip will be easier to plan. We got to Paris Friday afternoon, and after checking into our Hotel and eating lunch, we headed to the Jardin de Tuilieries and the Louvre. The weather was fantastic, and the timing was just right, we avoided the major crowds since we were later in the day. Great way to start off the weekend.
The Arc de Triomphe du Carousel. According to our guide the next day, Emperor Napoleon promised his victorious troups a huge triumphal Arch upon their return. He started construction on the Arc de Triomphe for that purpose. Unfortunately, there was no way that was going to be done in time, so he had this one built. So think of this as the consolation arch, I now do.
Inside the Louvre we saw all sorts of wonderful things, I really liked these Sphinxes all lined up in a neat row.
For some reason, I really loved this picture. I think I see in her what I hope I would have been like if I lived in that time period.
I had to take this picture especially for E. Is it not the perfect knight-fight painting? I think so. He agreed when he saw it.
This painting was HUGE, it took up a huge part of the wall, and the walls there are massive. The detail was amazing. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous.
The Louvre is huge and we only did a relatively small portion of it. We saw the Mona Lisa, Winged Victory, and other famous works of art. I also saw way too many painting of people's kitchen tables. Honestly, Louvre, can we cut down on the still life kitchen paintings? After a while, they all looked the same - except for the dead meat - that did change a little here and there. And it is incredible how hard it was for women to find clothing that would stay on back in the day. Next time I want to see Napoleon's bedchamber and the whole other wing I haven't even gone into. Anyone want to come with me?
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