France

Do you know what one of my favorite things we have done yet is?  Zip-lining through France! We were at a castle and Mom and Dad were saying things to each other like, “Are you sure its open? Its starting to sprinkle.” I asked them, “What are you guys talking about?” Dad answered, “Its a surprise!” … Continue reading »

The last week, we have been on the road a lot. But we finally made it to Les Eyzies! We have been exploring lots of castles and a cave where we saw sixteen thousand year old drawings on the walls but me and Ellie’s favorite parts is staying at a wonderful bed and breakfast with … Continue reading »

We’re leaving tomorrow for a couple of days in Normandy, then a week in the south of France.  Before we leave tomorrow, we’re going to repeat what we did our first day: visit the top of the Arc de Triomphe down the street, and eat lunch at the overpriced hotel next door like the rookie … Continue reading »

By popular request, a post on our food experiences in Paris….. First thing we have learned: the food here is RICH.  Second thing we have learned: ….sorry!  you’ll have to read through to the end of the post. FAVORITE FRENCH FOODS:  Chris’s favorite French food: Croque Monsieur (a broiled ham and cheese kind of thing). … Continue reading »

Tour of the Louvre! A few days ago, we were all extremely excited because today was the day that we got to go on a super cool, kid friendly tour around the Louvre that Mom had planned. We started off the day by going to the Arch De Carrousel which is right in front of … Continue reading »

Most of you know I am a huge Oklahoma Sooners fan, especially their basketball team.  As luck would have it, they just so happened to be playing a series of exhibition games in Belgium and France while we are in Paris.  (This was not the impetus for us being in Paris, I promise!).  But of … Continue reading »

Well, you can probably guess what we did yesterday by the name of this post. Yep, each of us walked over 700 steps to get just to the second floor of the Eiffel Tower! But from there, you had to take the elevator. At the second floor, I was already freaked out by how high … Continue reading »

We had a great day today. Marcy and I went to a farmers market in the morning. Then we took the kids to a carnival by the Louvre. Then we went to the Pompidou museum (awesome), And spent the evening listening to a clapton-esque street performer. Nice, right? But not exactly spine tingling. I asked … Continue reading »

2 days ago, the family went on a daytime bike tour with the Fat Tire bike company based out of Austin! The day after that, we did another bike tour that was at night time also with Fat Tire! The day tour had a lot more stops to learn about what we were looking at! … Continue reading »

A few days ago me and my mom decided that it was about time to take a dance class! After quite a bit of searching on the internet, my mom was able to find a studio that is open in the summer and most classes are in English. One of the surprising things we’ve found … Continue reading »