The Paris Opera HouseToday was probably my favorite day! We started off the day by stopping in at the most beautiful restroom in Paris. It's free and right outside of the Madeleine Chapel. Each stall has its own sink and stained glass on the stall door. It's very pretty and CLEAN!
Next we hopped on the double decker bus for one whole stop and got off at the opera. It was breathtaking! Everything was so ornate and the carvings were exquisite! I tried to imagine how special it would have been to be part of such an elite group. It was all so grand. The pictures don't do it justice. The girls loved knowing that this was were the best singers and dancers preformed. They were running and leaping and twirling all over the foyer. Once we made our way to the entrance and up the main staircase, I think they were impressed or overwhelmed, because the dancing slowed and they were just looking around at everything, soaking it all in. Apparently we were really lucky to see the ceiling of the auditorium. It seemed a bit more vibrant than the rest of the art work.
Next we hopped on the double decker bus for one whole stop and got off at the opera. It was breathtaking! Everything was so ornate and the carvings were exquisite! I tried to imagine how special it would have been to be part of such an elite group. It was all so grand. The pictures don't do it justice. The girls loved knowing that this was were the best singers and dancers preformed. They were running and leaping and twirling all over the foyer. Once we made our way to the entrance and up the main staircase, I think they were impressed or overwhelmed, because the dancing slowed and they were just looking around at everything, soaking it all in. Apparently we were really lucky to see the ceiling of the auditorium. It seemed a bit more vibrant than the rest of the art work.
The Three Little DancersAfter the opera, we had a wonderful sit down lunch at Cafe de la Paix. It's been around since 1892 and in the guide book it says that "anybody who is anybody has been there". I totally agree because we were there today! It's very pricey, but something Allison said we just had to do! So, Kate and I shared an amazing club sandwich, with pieces of bacon all over the top and a huge berry sundae. It was the most expensive club sandwich and ice cream sundae I’ve ever had, but both were excellent!!
Cafe de le Paix
Back on the bus for a drive through and around the Louvre and off at the Cathedral de Norte Dame. There was a man feeding the birds little pieces of bread from his hand and he helped us feed them out of our hands. It was a weird sensation to have the birds’ pointy little claws walking on you. The Cathedral was really impressive. We got there right in time for the 5 O'clock mass. A woman was singing a beautiful scripture or something in French and it was kind of like a chant. The whole cathedral just stopped and soaked it in for a few minutes.
It was close to the time we needed to head home, but we made one more stop at Du Pareil au Meme, a children's clothing store. It was ridiculous how cute things were! Allison and I went crazy. I'm really glad they didn't have a bigger store or collection because I wanted to buy matching sets of everything for the girls!
The 8 O'clock train was packed tonight and it was so hot we were sweating buckets and the kids were exhausted! Allison overheard some French people saying that we "English women" were standing there with our kids in their strollers taking up what they felt like was more than our fair share of space. Ha - we'll let the English take the blame for this one! Pretty funny what people will say when they think you don't understand.
It was close to the time we needed to head home, but we made one more stop at Du Pareil au Meme, a children's clothing store. It was ridiculous how cute things were! Allison and I went crazy. I'm really glad they didn't have a bigger store or collection because I wanted to buy matching sets of everything for the girls!
The 8 O'clock train was packed tonight and it was so hot we were sweating buckets and the kids were exhausted! Allison overheard some French people saying that we "English women" were standing there with our kids in their strollers taking up what they felt like was more than our fair share of space. Ha - we'll let the English take the blame for this one! Pretty funny what people will say when they think you don't understand.
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