Vikki: The last couple of days have flown quickly, checking out the main tourist sites like Notre Dame, the Catacombs, Monet's Musee - Orangerie, Montmarte and more. It's been an education and such extremes from skulls and cross bones to Monet's "Waterlillies". The most disappointing thing has been the weather, it's cold and we've had to rug up to keep warm. It's a shame as it would have been wonderful to soak up more of the culture and way of Paris on a sidewal...

Harley and Anouk: Yesterday we visited the Louvre Museum. It had lots of priceless paintings including the Mona Lisa. When we got to the room that the Mona Lisa was in, it was jam packed with people taking photos. We managed to take a photo which was lucky (lucky that Anouk was so small, she managed to squeeze through the gaps and get right up to the front to take a photo). It was really exciting seeing the original painting. A fact about the Louvre: there are ov...

Raj: Yesterday we arrived in Paris by Eurorail from London (a very fast and smooth trip barr the delay due to a "trespasser" on the tracks). On arrival, we struggled a bit with language and orientation so the going was slow. Unfortunately we timed our metro ride with peak hour traffic - jammed in like sardines with full packs on our backs (and carrying the kids bags most of the time also). However things got better when we finally arrived in Malakoff, just out...