We started out by renting our car and heading straight to Normandy. Dave and I are both big fans of the show Band of Brothers so we thought we would take ourselves on a little tour. Dave had been there before but since I hadn't it was a must for this trip.
Dave and I at Utah Beach
Me standing in a big crater left by a bomb. They were huge and all over the place!
Dave and I sitting on top of this giant tanker/gun thing. It was pretty impressive.
This is where we want to build our home in France... talk about beach front property! This place was gorgeous!
The next day we dropped off our car and headed into Paris. Everyone in Paris was so dang nice to us! When we got off the metro and into our map this cute old man, who didn't speak a word of English, was right there wanting to direct us where to go. Completely exhausted, we were so excited to finally get to our hotel only to realize that there was no elevator and we had to drag our suitcases up this... oh well. We needed it after all those crepes!
Dave and I with Ms. Mona Lisa
In the courtyard of the Louvre.
As we were walking toward Notre Dame we came across a street performer that Dave remembered from a previous trip. It's just my luck to get pulled into the act.
Outside of Notre Dame.
A trip to Notre Dame wouldn't be the same without taking a hunchback picture outside of the belltower.
Doing what couples do best at the Eiffle Tower.
We could have stayed here all night. We went back the next morning to go up the tower. Word to the wise, "escalator" does not mean the same thing in French that it does in English. That's right, we walked our tired legs up the first 2 flights... good thing we bought a ticket and rode the elevator up to the top! The view was gorgeous!
Our final stop was to the Moulin Rouge. This was a dirty little place in a dirty section of town but we couldn't resist seeing it. A little part of me was hoping to see a giant elephant outside of it with Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor singing... Oh well.
That was a pretty fast version of our trip but we had a blast and we look forward to going again. There were just too many things to see and not enough time. Good bye for now Europe but you can bet that we will be back!
Dave and I with Ms. Mona Lisa
In the courtyard of the Louvre.
As we were walking toward Notre Dame we came across a street performer that Dave remembered from a previous trip. It's just my luck to get pulled into the act.
Outside of Notre Dame.
A trip to Notre Dame wouldn't be the same without taking a hunchback picture outside of the belltower.
Doing what couples do best at the Eiffle Tower.
We could have stayed here all night. We went back the next morning to go up the tower. Word to the wise, "escalator" does not mean the same thing in French that it does in English. That's right, we walked our tired legs up the first 2 flights... good thing we bought a ticket and rode the elevator up to the top! The view was gorgeous!
Our final stop was to the Moulin Rouge. This was a dirty little place in a dirty section of town but we couldn't resist seeing it. A little part of me was hoping to see a giant elephant outside of it with Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor singing... Oh well.
That was a pretty fast version of our trip but we had a blast and we look forward to going again. There were just too many things to see and not enough time. Good bye for now Europe but you can bet that we will be back!
