Paris!!!

We left Pornichet on Saturday. We had so much fun there :). We drove about three hours to Versailles. Mom and I spent two hours looking at the main Palace of Versailles. We didn't see the whole thing but i enjoyed it. That evening we had dinner with my Dad's cousin Terry and his wife Celeste. We went out for dinner at a very nice restaurant. They have two adorable kids that reminded me so much of the kids back in Kodiak. Camille is 6 and Lucas is 4. We were at the table for probable 4 hours and until almost 12 o’clock. The children were tired but sooooo good. I drew pictures for the little girl and she would tell me what they were in French. She had a book full of Barbie princess stories that she practiced reading to me. Of course it was in French but I understood her because Emily and Ali watch those movies and read those books all the time. Kids don’t change with the country. I had scallops for dinner and crepe suzette. A waiter cooked the crepes right in front of us and lit them on fire. It was fun.

We spent yesterday in Paris. We arrived as someone was pulling out of a free parking spot right by Notre Dame. Perfect timing!! We walked around Notre Dame for a while and listen to the music. There was a service going on, but they still let tourists visit. They had a huge beautiful organ. Next, we walked past the Louvre and down the Champs Elcee. It was really fun. There were fancy shops and restaurants all over the place. Mom had a starbucks… her first one since we left the US.

We went to the Arc de Triumph and then the Eiffel Tower. We walked up to the second floor. It was super fun. We had a great view of Paris and all the places we had just walked. We headed back toward the car and stopped at lots of little shops along the way. We happened upon a section of town that had many little restaurants and shops. It was very busy with the night life of Paris. We ate at a little restaurant and I finally got up my courage and ordered snails. They were actually really good. I was surprised. We had a great day in Paris. Now we are off to Normandy.


Sarah