Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Day 5 - Eiffel Tower and Dinner Party 2



We are off to the Eiffel Tower! It is so fun to come up the metro, round the corner and see such a breath taking sight! Again it was SO beautiful and so exciting! The Eiffel Tower IS Paris!

The plaza was full of people. There was street dancer, groups playing soccer, people buying crepes and others selling trinkets to the hordes of tourists. After our photo shoot and dance performance by the girls we walked down to the base of the tower, where Allison insists are the best crepes in Paris. –I have to agree with her, especially the strawberry with real whip cream! Ooooh lala!! Delicious! Kate had whip cream all over her face and couldn’t have enjoyed it more! There was the cutest carousel there that the girls rode too. All made for another great photo opt! --The best part was the enormous cotton candy that Chloe got! It was seriously half her size or more. It was gigantic! We decided to ride or walk to the top when the Ryan, Quinn and Jon are here. I can hardly wait to get Quinn some cotton candy!! She is will be in sugar heaven!


We strolled down the Seine River to the Champs Eyeless to work off a little of the sugar high. The sales must have been beckoning us because they were everywhere begging us to come in for a look. To be honest the store that got me the most excited as we went a couple of blocks was the Disney Store. (I know I am surprised myself. I must just love my kids!!)

That evening we were invited to another of Allison’s “American French” friends. The Durrants are practically American she says. They had graciously invited us and three other couples dinner in honor of Bastille Day. They had a great apartment in the city and were great easy going hosts. We had fabulous meat off the BBQ ( Ryan would have been impressed!) a tomatoes casserole and incredible cheese & bread after the main entrĂ©e. They promised us fireworks from the balcony. We heard them, but figured that would be it, then all of the sudden they started flying over the next apartment building and we had the most amazing view. I don’t think I’d ever been so close. That was followed by ice cream and a macaroon from Laudee. They macaroon were scrumptious…even the little box they came in was worth drooling over. I’m going to have to go there…. I’d probably just get the box if I could, but I’m sure ever thing is to die for!

Another great party!! The kids broke their record and were up until about 2 am. Fabrice Durrant drove us home and we came through the front door at about 3 am! Tre’ Bon!!

Oh, the girls got treated to the movie “Up”. It’s not even showing in the theatres here yet! I’m not sure how they got it, but some how they are hooked up!!

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