Kate & Sophie at Luxemburg PlaygroundToday was such a fun day for all of us and especially the kids! We went to the Gardens of Luxemburg and stayed all day! The girls ran and played and played! First we played around the pond, then had a picnic, then played in a big play ground (children and adults have to pay to go inside the chain-linked fence to play. There are chairs around the outside for parents who don’t want to pay. We forked over the three euros and went in with the girls.) It was pretty comical how many Americans were playing at the playground too. At least a third if not half of the kids were from the US. We met some from Wisconsin, California, New York, Iowa, Texas and Maryland. We also hit the Marionette show that has been in the park for years. We rode the carousel that had the rings the kids try to "lance" each time around (it’s also been there for years) then back to the playground, ice cream and a metro ride home! They girls slept like rocks!!We met Allison's French friend Carolyn at the park. Carolyn has traveled to the US several times so her English is very good. It was a lot of fun and I enjoyed meeting her and sharing traveling stories with her. She has girls the same ages as my girls so that was fun, although her girls were home with the nanny.The popular topic of conversation in Paris is, “how is your English” or other foreign language... Apparently one very good way help your children learn another language is by hiring a foreign Au Pair. An Au Pair is basically a live in nanny or babysitter but treated more like part of the family. The Au Pair helps take care of the children and probably does a little around the house for 30-45 hour a week in turn for room, board, language lessons and an “allowance” of about $200 a week. Hmmm... interesting idea!
The mouse had no idea what he was in for!
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