We visited Covent Garden on Saturday (September 29). We had a wander around the stalls and the girls bought a couple of small things.
We had dinner with Ross and Susanna at an Italian restaurant near the Acupuncture College that they own and of which Susanna is principal. It was a lovely fun family restaurant with lots of people out enjoying themselves.
Carlene
Saturday, September 29, 2007
The Science Museum
On Friday (September 28) we went to the Science Museum in London. It's great that so many of the museums in London are free. The Science Museum has some fantastic hands-on exhibits, which the girls (and us) enjoyed immensely. We had a lot of fun finding out all sorts of interesting things. The girls really liked the Launch Pad exhibits - a section specially designed for kids 8-14. It had a pair of small satellites set up at either side of the room and you could communicate with each other. The other section we all liked was the electricity/power section that had lots of info about alternative energy sources.
Carlene
Carlene
Friday, September 28, 2007
Ross and Susanna
Today we spent the day with Ross and Susanna. First we went on a Ferris wheel. We could see the Eiffel Tower. The wheel went around four and a half times and stopped at the top!!! The chair could swing around as well as around. I wasn’t scared at all.
Afterwards we went to a playground then on a boat on the river. We went along all of the river and then we to dinner with Ross and Susanna and then back to our apartment.
Katherine
Afterwards we went to a playground then on a boat on the river. We went along all of the river and then we to dinner with Ross and Susanna and then back to our apartment.
Katherine
On our own
Ross and Susanna took Ellen and Katherine for the day on Tuesday September 25 – picking them up at 8.30 for breakfast.
Alastair and I had to day to ourselves so we were able to plan to see a few more things. Unfortunately we knew the Louvre was closed on a Tuesday – we had planned to visit it on the Monday but the girls had decided they had had enough of museums and art galleries and looking at paintings and things.
So first of all we visited the Musee Marmottan on the northern-western side of Paris near the Bois du Boulogne. The museum has the largest collection of Monet paintings in Paris – many of them from his son Michel. Again the artwork was beautiful.
The museum was in a very leafy, more upmarket area of Paris, which was lovely just to walk around.
Next stop was the Champs Elysees. We walked along part of it and through the very posh arcades selling designer stuff.
We went to the Arc de Triomphe which we climbed (294 steps). Boy – have we had a work out – what with the 91 steps up to the apartment and loads of walking between the various museums and sites. The view from the Arc is also great – especially of the boulevards radiating from it and the Grand Arch and back to the Louvre.
We then had a walk around the main areas outside the Louvre. We will have to visit it another time but it is so incredibly massive that you really need at least a couple of days there and to plan what you really want to see.
We then walked to the Ile de la Cite and went to the other church there – Saint Chapelle. This church is inside the Palais du Justice – the main law courts – so it’s a bit of a pain to get into. But it is well worth the effort. It has the most beautiful stained glass windows, artwork, painting and mosaics. It is very light – a real contrast to Notre Dame, which is quite dark. It is also very old – consecrated in 1248.
Carlene
Alastair and I had to day to ourselves so we were able to plan to see a few more things. Unfortunately we knew the Louvre was closed on a Tuesday – we had planned to visit it on the Monday but the girls had decided they had had enough of museums and art galleries and looking at paintings and things.
So first of all we visited the Musee Marmottan on the northern-western side of Paris near the Bois du Boulogne. The museum has the largest collection of Monet paintings in Paris – many of them from his son Michel. Again the artwork was beautiful.
The museum was in a very leafy, more upmarket area of Paris, which was lovely just to walk around.
Next stop was the Champs Elysees. We walked along part of it and through the very posh arcades selling designer stuff.
We went to the Arc de Triomphe which we climbed (294 steps). Boy – have we had a work out – what with the 91 steps up to the apartment and loads of walking between the various museums and sites. The view from the Arc is also great – especially of the boulevards radiating from it and the Grand Arch and back to the Louvre.
We then had a walk around the main areas outside the Louvre. We will have to visit it another time but it is so incredibly massive that you really need at least a couple of days there and to plan what you really want to see.
We then walked to the Ile de la Cite and went to the other church there – Saint Chapelle. This church is inside the Palais du Justice – the main law courts – so it’s a bit of a pain to get into. But it is well worth the effort. It has the most beautiful stained glass windows, artwork, painting and mosaics. It is very light – a real contrast to Notre Dame, which is quite dark. It is also very old – consecrated in 1248.
Carlene
September 24, 2007
This afternoon we went to Sacre Coeur and we could see all of Paris. It was a beautiful white church. We got to light a candle and remember who died before and I remembered our Grandpa and my Pop. We went on the carousel and bought a pink and white Paris and France top. The letters were made of beads. The we went out for tea.
Ellen
Ellen
Sacre Coeur
Today we went to a church. Dad let us light a candle. When you light a candle you think of people who have passed away – I thought of grandpa and poppy Tom.
Afterwards we went on a merry-go-round and then home.
Katherine
Afterwards we went on a merry-go-round and then home.
Katherine
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Sacre Coeur
After such as busy day and night on Sunday, we took it easy on the morning of Monday, September 24 and let the girls and I rest up. We enjoyed another breakfast from the local bakery.
In the afternoon we caught the Metro to Montmartre and climbed the hill to Sacre Coeur. Again it was stunning and the view across Paris magnifique
Carlene
In the afternoon we caught the Metro to Montmartre and climbed the hill to Sacre Coeur. Again it was stunning and the view across Paris magnifique
Carlene
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