On October 18th my oldest child became a whopping 18 years old!
That's right...18 on the 18th!
This is no ordinary birthday and I really wanted to do something extra special for her so...one of the gifts she received was a special trip for Mom and Daughter to go to Paris!
The last time we were in Paris, Ashtyn was just barely 9 years old and it bothered her that she really couldn't remember it. Therefore, it was back on the bucket list!
The first day we arrived (Wednesday) it was late afternoon so we just walked around
to get familiar again with the area.
We walked over to this familiar sight!
The Arc de Triomphe
The next morning we got in line for the Louvre right before it opened to
avoid the later crowds.
avoid the later crowds.
Good call! This was the line after we got in.
Some familiar sights at the Louvre. The Venus de Milo and the one and only...Mona Lisa!
See all the crowds surrounding her? The Mona Lisa is that little picture on the right wall.
We then purchased a two day hop on/off bus pass which took us around to many sights. However, most of the time we stayed on the bus and just enjoyed the view and
being off our feet!
Later that evening we were not quite ready to head back to the hotel so we decided
to pop into the Museum d'Orsay
Pictures are not allowed at d'Orsay so nothing great to show you but they
did have a lot of familiar pieces like
Van Gogh's, Autoportrait and several Degas, Renoirs and Monets. However, our PERSONAL FAVORITE was...Maurice Denis', Hommage à Cézanne.
For all of you Brian Regan fans....think about it! A group of guys talking about art. It's a painting of a painting of a bowl of fruit (that looks just like an apple!) and not only that but the story in the painting is that it is a Cezanne (or would you say Winter?). Get it?
We then purchased a two day hop on/off bus pass which took us around to many sights. However, most of the time we stayed on the bus and just enjoyed the view and
being off our feet!
Later that evening we were not quite ready to head back to the hotel so we decided
to pop into the Museum d'Orsay
Pictures are not allowed at d'Orsay so nothing great to show you but they
did have a lot of familiar pieces like
Van Gogh's, Autoportrait and several Degas, Renoirs and Monets. However, our PERSONAL FAVORITE was...Maurice Denis', Hommage à Cézanne.
This is a painting of a group of guys looking at a Cézanne painting,
though it is actually Maurice Denis'.
For all of you Brian Regan fans....think about it! A group of guys talking about art. It's a painting of a painting of a bowl of fruit (that looks just like an apple!) and not only that but the story in the painting is that it is a Cezanne (or would you say Winter?). Get it?
Friday morning we got in line early at the Eiffel Tower. Another good call!
We were the very first to the top that day and it was FREEZING!
Another stop we made that day was to the Rodin Museum.
Ashtyn wanted to see "The Thinker".
Ashtyn wanted to see "The Thinker".
Saturday was our last day. We visited Notre Dame...
and then spent the rest of the
and then spent the rest of the
the day walking and shopping!
The day ended with a much needed soak in a bowl of fish!
Happy Birthday Ashtyn! I love you!!!
Looks like you guys had a BLAST!:)
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