Dave took his OCS exam on the 7th and then we ran off to the airport headed to Paris. It was wonderful! The flight was only 7 hours which is almost half the time it has taken us to get to Europe from any where else that we have left from. My 30th birthday was in the middle of the trip. It was a great way to end my 20s and kick off my 30s. I had about 200 pictures and so these are just a few of the good ones we got.
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| The first night we went to dinner at the Jules Verne which is a restaurant in the Eiffel Tower. We got lucky enough to get a window seat. This is the view from our table. We went last time too and it really is one of the most incredible things I have ever done in my life. |
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| The Eiffel Tower just sparkles at night! |
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| We did a boat tour on the Seine. |
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| Here we are at the Louvre. Our highlights were the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, Winged Victory, the Egyptian artifics, and the crowned jewels. |
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| We didn't realize that we would be there on Ash Wednesday until a few days before we left. We got to go to Ash Wednesday mass at Notre Dame. |
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| Inside the church with our ashes |
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| We wanted to go to the top but you have to wait in line all day, so we went back for an early Sunday mass and got there before the line. We saw many views of Paris. This was my favorite!! I love love love all the gargoyles on top of Notre Dame so it was breath taking to see them along side the view. |
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We went up to Montmartre. After getting off a the wrong metro stop, we ended up walking over a mile up hill to get to the top. It was worth it. We also found a small square that had artists painting and bought a painting.
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| One of the best parts was our day trip to Champagne. Our tour was amazing!!!! We went on a tour with a small group that went to a vineyard (picture), a small champagne house. a large champagne house, and Notre Dame in Reims. The best part was the small champagne house called Godme. We got to meet Madame Godme, see the entire champagne making process, and taste 5 kinds of her Champagne. The tour guide was amazing and explained a lot about the area and the business of champagne. |
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| This is Notre Dame at Reims where the kings and queens of France were coronated. It was huge and very beautiful. |
and now we are off to San Antonio for a 9 week Army course that Dave has to take.
3 comments:
Love the pictures!!! Gargoyles and the view from the Eye-full tower were my favorites.
Crazy coincidence that the town where all the champagne is made is called Champagne.
Happy 30th! Thirty is the new 25, but remember that the new 25 is the really new 20.
So fun! Love all of the pictures. Looks like you guys were able to do and see a lot while you were there. Have fun in San Antonio. Wish we were going too!!
Amy I'm SO glad you had such a fun time. These are great photos...impressive architecture and sights! You are such a lovely couple. :) Thanks for sharing.
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