Day 3 - Catacombs, Museums, Rue Cler & Sacre Coeur
It was brutal trying to drag everyone out of bed this morning. They were so tired from the jet lag and our late night at the Eiffel Tower but we had to be to the Catacombs for our 10am ticket so we had to catch the metro by 9:30am.
The catacombs were the perfect "scary" excperience for the kids. It's not really that creepy unless you start to think about it and look down the darkened hallways and imagine what it would be like if all of the lights went out, etc., etc.
Next stop was the Rodin Museum. His sculptures are amazing and the way he captures movement and emotion is quite remarkable. But most of the statues and art in the museum are nude and that made all of us a little uncomfy. Even though it's art.
We wandered through Paris to Rue Cler where we sampled our way down the street at lunch time. We had delicious, buttery croissants; sweet and soft nutella-filled mini beignets; fresh nectarines and cherries, warm and flaky quiche lorraine, and more.
We headed home for a few hours to rest and relax and then headed back out into the city to explore Montmarte and Sacre Coeur. It was a beautiful church on the only hill in Paris so it had a great view of the city. Lots of people trying to sell you stuff all along the march up the hill. Jeff gave in and bought a selfie-stick. The kids were mortified. Nothing is more embarrassing to teenagers than your parents gathering everyone for a family selfie in front of hundreds of tourists! On the way down, we shopped in the little souvenir shops, tried macaroons and gelato and people watched. Lots of fun!
The catacombs were the perfect "scary" excperience for the kids. It's not really that creepy unless you start to think about it and look down the darkened hallways and imagine what it would be like if all of the lights went out, etc., etc.
Next stop was the Rodin Museum. His sculptures are amazing and the way he captures movement and emotion is quite remarkable. But most of the statues and art in the museum are nude and that made all of us a little uncomfy. Even though it's art.
We wandered through Paris to Rue Cler where we sampled our way down the street at lunch time. We had delicious, buttery croissants; sweet and soft nutella-filled mini beignets; fresh nectarines and cherries, warm and flaky quiche lorraine, and more.
We headed home for a few hours to rest and relax and then headed back out into the city to explore Montmarte and Sacre Coeur. It was a beautiful church on the only hill in Paris so it had a great view of the city. Lots of people trying to sell you stuff all along the march up the hill. Jeff gave in and bought a selfie-stick. The kids were mortified. Nothing is more embarrassing to teenagers than your parents gathering everyone for a family selfie in front of hundreds of tourists! On the way down, we shopped in the little souvenir shops, tried macaroons and gelato and people watched. Lots of fun!
Everyday our feet ache and anytime we can find a bench we can all sit on, we take advantage.
While we were walking through Paris, poor Kira got pooped on by a pigeon.
Finding our way through Paris on the Metro.
"The Thinker" by Rodin.
Isaac and Mikey find any way to make walking more entertaining.
Calvin on Rue Cler.
We bought Isaac a soccer ball. He is one happy kid. Dribbling and juggling all over Paris. Not the best idea in busy crowds but sometimes it can work, like here in this mostly pedestrian street, Rue Cler.
Isaac playing soccer in the courtyard/parking lot of our apartment.
Always walking on walls.
Sacre Coeur.
Enjoying the view of the city.
So embarrassed!
Family Selfie!
Pretend boxing. It's fun to watch them play and interact at random moments.
This entire ship is made of chocolate. We found several impressive chocolate sculptures in one of the chocolate shops.
Notre Dame in chocolate.
Macaroons. Meh, they're okay. I'd much rather have chocolate.
An ice cream flower. Everything is so artistic here, even the ice cream cones!
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