So... I've been missing many days of blogging, but I've got to fast forward to today.... PARIS!!

We stayed in a little funky Inn the night before Paris, and it was only about a 2 hour drive, so we decided not to take the autostrada, and instead do the more local roads that go through little towns. I loved it and found it very interesting, but it was much harder driving for Zac.....lots of slowdowns for tractors and such. But, we used "Jack" our beloved GPS and he got us into Paris right on time to meet Eric,  the guy from the agency, from whom we rented our apartment.

So, last night we were excited to get into Paris, but it was raining. :( Zac, Maia and Jaramie went out to get provisions for dinner. After dinner we foolishly braved the storm, at my insistance, in order to walk down to rue de St. Germain to oogle at the opulence and buy our first Parisian crepe.

Bright and early we got up because we all had appointments. Zac, Maia and Jesse went on a Segway tour to get the lay of the land, and Jaramie and I went on a bike tour of the city. It was through the same agency. (See link below) They were so wonderful, informative, kind and attentive. All of us had a magnificent day.

http://citysegwaytours.com/paris

Real gold on that dome....

Military Museum

Pretty fountain. They were all going today. I'm not sure if they always flow, or only on Sundays, like Versailles. 

Jaramie and I rode on this cool tandem bike. She loved it because she didn't have to steer and worry about traffic and all. I loved it because I always knew where she was, and she was a BIG help pedaling away!

We took the Metro (acually the RER, which is more like a commuter rail) to the Eiffel Tour. It wasn't too hard to figure out and Jaramie and I did well.

After last night's pouring rain, we were so glad to have a day with very little rain. We only had a bit while we ate lunch, but it was fine because we were under a big umbrella.