France: Last Day in Paris

Our last day in Paris we decided to slow it down and just enjoy the city. We walked around, shopped a little (or a lot!) and had some yummy food!

Anne and I decided to get a Neverfull from Louis Vuitton since they are quite a bit cheaper overseas. Thanks Adam and Mark!!!

With our new spoils!

After wandering around some more we grabbed our last Parisian dinner. I had scallops and Adam had chicken and fries. It was a wonderful end to a wonderful trip :)

I fell in love with Paris and can't wait to go back!!!

France: Notre Dame, Louvre & Seine Cruise

Today was our 13th wedding anniversary and it was a full day! We started the day renting some bikes and then biking to Notre Dame. It was a fun way to explore Paris!

In front of Notre Dame

After touring inside the cathedral, we grabbed sandwiches at a nearby deli and ate them outside.

We then walked to Ile St Louis and the Latin Quarter for *a little bit* of ice cream!

And then walked to Sainte Chapelle. Here's a cute bridge along the way!

Inside Sainte Chapelle, the stained glass windows were amazing!

Then we walked to Pont Neuf Bridge...

And on to the Louvre!


Some of my favorite pieces of art...

For our anniversary, we put a lock on a bridge and threw the key in the Seine!

Then we met up with the rest of our crew and went on a sunset cruise down the Seine

Views from the boat didn't disappoint!

We took some pics after (in not so great lighting!)

 Then we got back on our bikes and headed back to our Airbnb. Love this cute pic of Anne :)

France: Eiffel Tower

After a day of touring museums and the Arc de Triomphe, we went to see the Eiffel Tower. I had booked us reservations to go to the top in the evening but first we had to get some pics of it!

Then we took the elevators to the 2nd level...

And then all the way to the top! The views of Paris were spectacular!

Adam & I

 Bill & Georgia

We then hung out at the bottom for the sun to set so we could see it all lit up. Here's a cool pic of it at dusk...

Finally, it was dark and the twinkling lights came on!

And of course we had to get a kissing pic in front of it! :)

France: Paris Museums and Arc de Triomphe

Sunday was Mother's Day so we decided to surprise Georgia with some flowers and a Burberry scarf. They were staying in a different neighborhood than us so we walked about 20 mins to get to their place. We passed this cute store on the way and had to get a pic!

Loved the Saint Germain neighborhood with lots of cute shops and restaurants!

Adam's parents and the Masleys (family friends) stayed in a gorgeous apartment with rooftop views of Paris...


Bill and Georgia...

Next we went on a tour of museums! Our first was the Rodin Museum where we saw the famous sculpture The Thinker...

and The Gates of Hell...

We then had a quick lunch, I got a croque madame and nutella crepes for dessert!

We then went to the Orsay Museum which was one of my favorite museums that we saw. It was originally built to be a railway station but the platforms became too short as the trains got longer.

The famous clock...

 It has lots of impressionist paintings by Monet, Van Gogh, Degas, Renoir, Cezanne, etc.

Our last museum of the day was the Orangerie Museum which houses eight Water Lilies murals by Claude Monet, who is my favorite painter. I loved staring at the large panels of his beautiful work...

We then walked a few miles down the Champs Elysees which ends at the Arc de Triomphe.

the ceiling of the Arc de Triomphe

We met up with the rest of our group and got dinner at Teresa's favorite place: McDonalds!

Then we headed to the Eiffel Tower, stay tuned!