So we're leaving Paris in a few hours, and we just wanted to update on everything we've done! Yesterday was another full day. While Emma was running Megan and I were woken up by pokes by the twin girls, who were eager to have breakfast with us. After cereal and a lot of piggy back rides, the three of us headed out to the Musee d'Orsay. There was a considerable line, but we got in after a while and spent about two hours looking around the incredible museum. I can't speak for everyone, but it was certainly my favorite of all the museums we've been to-- they have an incredible collection of Impressionist paintings, and it made us even more excited for the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam.
We were pretty exhausted after that, so we had a delicious lunch at a cafe and then walked down St Germain de Pres, stopping for some shopping and a bit of reading in the Luxembourg Gardens. Of course, we also stopped for a crepe each. We walked around the Latin Quarter as well, and then headed back to the apartment to eat dinner with the family. We had some more card playing extravagansas, and then I was enlisted to read the first Harry Potter to the twins, who were turning 10 the next day and thus were finally allowed to read the series. As you can probably assume, this was pretty much the best part of the trip for me-- I got through four chapters before their mom convinced them that they really had to go to sleep.
Oh! I forgot earlier that we spent about an hour in a French book store as well. I was sorely tempted by all the Harry Potter's in French, though the idea of carrying them around in my backpack persuaded me otherwise. French cookbooks were also very appealing, but somehow we all managed not to break the bank.
So then last night we were going to go out to Montmatre/Sacre Coeur, but we ended up being too exhausted so just walked down to look at the Eiffel Tower again and have a pre-bed crepe. Then this morning we celebrated the twins' birthday with a breakfast and lots of cards and chess games, and did some shopping around the apartment/Champs Elysees. And now we're off to Amsterdam! We'll update on that as soon as we can.
-Gina
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have a great time in amsterdam! don't fall in a canal.
do you know the riddle hidden in the words of the "wilhelmus," the dutch national anthem?
Very glad that Gina got her fix of HP! How was the Van Gogh in Amsterdam?
I'm in Cornwall, where it's extremely windy and wet.
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