We walked to the Tuilleries gardens this morning, outside the Louvre. We played around for a while by the fountains and in the gardens
We went across the street to Angelina’s, which is famous for it’s hot chocolate…it doesn’t even have milk in it, it’s just melted chocolate!!! That’s what we ordered. We also got quiche Lorraine, crocque monsieur (ham & cheese), cheese & bread, salad, and toast & jam. The chocolate comes with a big glass of whipped cream. It was sooooo delicious and rich!
We crossed back over to the gardens and took two rides on a beautiful carousel. The horses had little mirrors and jewels all over them…they were so wonderful. Then we saw this area where kids were jumping on trampolines. We went over there…it said in English “Attention! Very springy carpets!” It was so funny. All of us kids took off our shoes and jumped and jumped, even Charlotte.
We walked down the gardens to the Musee de l’Orangerie. We saw huge wall sized paintings of Monet’s “Waterlillies”, my favorite!!! We also saw paintings by Renoir, Picasso, and other famous artists. We went outside and saw the Place de la Concorde, where the guillotines were during the French Revolution...ewwwww! Now there is a big Egyptian obelisk in that spot. 
We took a long walk to the Opera Garnier, a huge beautiful opera house. There were fancy stores all along the way like Cartier, Tiffany, Chanel, and Repetto (a fancy French ballet store). Behind the opera house are huge buildings filled with stores called Galleries Lafayette. We got there just as they were closing, but we did get to go in one cool store.
Then it was the RER trains back home to our St. Michel stop, a quick stop at the boullangerie for croissants and baguettes for the morning, and something to eat, and now we are warm in our apartment on Rue de la Huchette.
Beaucoup d’amour (lots of love),
Maddie
3 comments:
Well, Maddie, seems as though the adventure continunes. Your last two days sound wonderful. I can only try to imagine the Eiffel Tower at night!
I'm glad everyone is having such a good time. Hopefully, your mom and aunt's aren't giving you kids too hard a time.
Keep us posted on your adventures; we love your blog.
Beaucoup d’amour, right back at'cha,
Grandpa John
Whew! I get tired just reading about all that you are doing! You are so very blessed! The food, the art, the Eiffel Tower, the carousel, the playground all sound like so much fun. One adventure after another! You do a great job of telling us about it, and the photos are fantastic! Please give our love to everyone. We await your return later this week. Glad you were able to catch up the blogsite. It's almost like being there with you, without the Eiffel Tower steps, which I can happily do without! Love, Grandma xxxxxxx ooooooo
Maddie, what a wonder adventure you all are having...with cheese and baguettes...all the time!!! Just kidding. I envy you all those incredible experiences and you look so cute in your beret,
Tell your mom and aunt Lynn that we now understand all the delay in getting the blogs up...red wine at all hours of the day and night! No WiFi, not likely! LOL
We have an adventure of our own going right here. Our hot water heater died tonight, we have three crazy dogs and three crazier grandsons staying with us for three nights and it's bitter cold and snowy again. Tomorrow we are going to try and take the boys to see "The Spiderwick Chronicles" provided I can either fix or replace the water heater in the morning.
Looks like your weather in Paris was milder yesterday when you were out walking and sightseeing. I hope that the weather stays lovely for all the rest of your time there.
Love,
Grandpa Foster
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