Our first stop today was the Louvre. We did not buy the museum pass because today is the first Sunday of the month, meaning the Louvre was free. There was no ticket line, so we figured we would have to stand in the bag check line and that's it. It shouldn't be too bad. Boy, were we wrong. We got off the metro at a super busy stop. There was no cross walk (well, if there was I couldn't see it) and there was lots of stopped traffic and people. Th...

The boys were up around 8, so Ben and I groggily rolled out of bed and started to get ready for the day. We didn't leave the apartment until 9:30 and walked about 15 minutes to get to the metro. Vincennes is the last stop on Line 1 of the metro. It's a little bit outside of the city, but a very nice town with a large garden and chateau to visit if you have the time. I would definitely recommend it if you are driving from Germany or have kids because y...

So, we didn't technically make it to Paris on this day. We arrived and a sleepy 1:30am the following day, but I chose to blog about Friday in order to document the incredibly difficult time we had starting our trip.Ben had a 4 day weekend that started today, but I had to work, no students today, just professional development. Coincidentally this was the only day that the dentist could work me in for my followup filling and sealing for my tooth. My appointm...

Ben and I had been debating about what to do this weekend for the last few days. We hadn't been anywhere in a few weeks and wanted to get out of the house, but the weather was making it very difficult for us. The temperature has been a freezing 5 degrees in the morning and didn't seem to be going up anytime soon. In between the constant flow of cartoons, I was able to catch a glimpse of the news a few nights ago. Apparently pressure builds in the arct...