Monday, March 19th, 2012

Namaste,

There is no way I can detail everything but I will try to hit the highlights. Soooo up at the butt crack of dawn, and down for coffee. We had breakfast and then onto the bus. We had a guide that came with us, and we took a bus tour of the Champs-Élysées,  Arc de Triomphe, Les Invalides, &  Eiffel Tower. We begged and they stopped the bus at The Eiffel Tower and we had 20 minutes to take pictures. I left Trey and Sherrie and ran almost all the way to the tower to take pictures. We got back on the bus and went to lunch. We took a walking tour around the area and ended up at the Louvre. We only had two hours there but Sherrie and I made it to the Mona Lisa, The Coronation of Napoleon, and then to the Statue Gallery. We met back in the lobby and walked to the Eiffel Tower for a couple more hours. Some of the kids climbed the tower but Sherrie and I made our way all around the area to get the best views. We met back and went to dinner, and then we had the opportunity to do a night tour, which was the top of a 55 story tower, and then a boat ride down the Seine River passing the Tower, and Notre Dame at night. It was beautiful. We got back to the hotel and packed to head to the Lorie Valley.

That's all I have time for right now... I have a pounding headache and have to get to work!

Love you all!

Mat