Paris Day Four

Checking out Hector Gumiard's fine design work...one of the few remaining original Metro stops.  Another reason to love Paris

Pain au chocolat and Sacre Coure....life is good.

Strolling along as we do the Rick Steves Montmarte walking tour.  Brooke was sound asleep at this point.

The one sight that Jenny really wanted to see.  Brooke's too.  Well kind of, not really.

St Chapelle and it's fine stained glass.  Brooke really enjoyed it as well.  It's too bad she won't remember seeing all the stained glass!

You really need to see this in person to understand how impressive it is.  It's as if the walls are not there.

Hanging out on Pont Neuf.  Brooke enjoyed it as well!

This is one of my favorite pictures of our trip.  Found this little cafe behind this sweet Gothic church.  Only ones eating outside at this omelette restaurant.  So Parisian.  Brooke was particularly pleased.

Brooke is giving Jenny some major shade on this one!  We're hanging out in the Conciergerie for this one!

Versailles...more like Ver-BUST

Here's the line at Versailles...it was a total zoo and we spent too much time waiting around and standing in line.  Versailles was really overshadowed by all the people and all the waiting we had to do.

Outside at the Grand Trianon

We decided to hit the grounds first and do the chateaux later hoping to avoid the hour-long wait to get in.  Turns out we still had to wait forever so Brooke and I hung out and played while Tommy stayed in line,

 

Versailles...or better yet Ver-circus.  France was on a holiday and seemed like every tourist and Jacques, Pierre was checking out Louis' digs.

Good thing we downloaded the Rick Steves app before we left and did his 45 minute walking tour of Versailles to beat the crowd going home.  Brooke slept during the Hall of Mirrors here but you can't tell but we both are jamming to Rick Steves!

Back at the hotel after a long day and Brooke is loving her new bath setup in her own Hall of Mirrors!

Paris - Day Two

First on the list...Gustave's iconic tower!

Here we are on Bus #69 as we toured through Paris following Rick Steve's tour of Paris.

Walking tour of Pere Lechaise cemetery...this was one of Jenny's favorites.  She has a dark side...

This is the End...in honor of Tom Whitney the Senior

Here we are changing Brooke's diaper in front of the Opera Garnier

The Opera Garnier was no joke.  We kept our eyes peeled for Christine and Eric

Family photo from a top the Opera House.  Brooke is a natural!

Backside view of the Opera House and the Eifel Tower atop the Galeries Lafayette shopping mart.

Paris - Day One

Brooke would not take a nap on the train because it was a sweat lodge so Tommy fanned the two of us while Brooke got in this quick nap.

Due to so many pictures, I figured I would break it up into days.  Here we are on our train to Paris via Geneva.

Here we are en route to the City of Light...Brooke is excited!

Here's the view from our hotel suite on the 17th floor....working for Marriott does have its perks.

We cruised over to Rue Moufetard for our first night....we got crepes as eating them while holding Brooke proved difficult.

Off to Europe!

Brooke was a rockstar on the flight over.  We got a lot of looks as we boarded an 8 hour flight with a 6 month old.  But we made a little bed on the floor, and she slept through the entire thing!

Brooke on the train.  We bought this book the day before we left. Best $16 we've ever spent

We took a tram up to the top of the Schilthorn, and ate at a revolving restaurant.  It was in a James Bond movie!

Nice view from the top

Snow on the ground, top of the alps, but some guys just generate their own heat

We stayed in this cute little village called Murren.  It was tiny, they didn't even allow car traffic

Happy baby ready to go hiking!

Poser posing

She liked to wedge her little fat face into the side of the backpack.

We tried going on a hike, but got lost time after time.  Surprising, with how well the trails are marked, right?

That's a cute baby

Loving day two of hiking.

She got tired, so we had to take a little nap time break

We rode this super awesome old-school train

Sweet tennis court on the edge of a cliff

Nerd alert!

On the train on the Paris.  I just love how fat her face is here, and how tiny she looks in that seat!

A little late

Brooke was not in the best mood during her six month photo shoot, so we didn't have as many good shots.  But isn't she cute?