Turns out the answer is, yes, the Lantermans can take 3 days of non-stop fun. But probably not more than three. Five is right out ( Read more... )

Roundup of two grueling days of fun ( Read more... )

While I was languishing in misery at the hotel yesterday (strep on vacation sucks, did I mention), Aaron took Z back up to Montmartre to visit the Salvadore Dali museum. Z is familiar with the work of the "floppy watch guy" from prints we have at home, so he enjoyed seeing more of it. In fact, he told Aaron, "I am inspired by Salvidor Dali's art ( Read more... )

After two months in Metz, Paris a bit overwhelming. Our hotel is in a neighborhood near Montmartre, dominated by fabric stores and formal wear. Seriously, if I was in the market for a wedding gown, either Western-style, Indian, or African, I'd be in the right place ( Read more... )

I love Paris. It's a wonderful, vibrant city full of lovely people and a long and fascinating history. Its buildings and public monuments are among the most beautiful in the world. I love the museums, stuffed full of more treasures than any tourist can imagine. I love the Arc de Triomphe, rising majestically from the halo of the Étoile. And I ( Read more... )

An addition to my Places I Want to Go list:

Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain competition in Paris

I found a picture of Aaron in Paris that I forgot to post back in January.

Is this man adorable, or what?

An amazing panoramic shot of Paris, courtesy of siliconchef (not that he took it, but he found it and sent it my way):

Make sure to keep scrolling across. (Oh, and beware the music. It scared the heck out of me the first time.)

The rest of the Paris pictures, and links to the pictures of Notre Dame, can be found here!

La Sainte Chapelle was built in the Middle Ages to house Saint Louis' collection of Holy Relics. He had quite an assortment, a sort of Whitman's Sampler of bones, bits of cloth, vials of blood and the Virgin's breast milk (bet you didn't know the Virgin pumped, did you?), and best of all, the original crown of throrns. Louis felt he was getting a ( Read more... )