Leaving Paris

We got up early today and had a last breakfast of Croissants, ham, cheese, coffee, juice and good European Yogurt, Auntie says yogurt is better in Europe than in the United States.  Auntie and Gogi had a hard time getting everything packed, I did not have much with me so it was pretty easy for me to pack.  Then we took a taxi to Charles De Gaulle Airport, and we waited to get on the airplane.   I had to tell Paris good bye once again from the window of the airplane.  It was pretty cool to look at the earth below.  Can you see all the fields? I wore my headphones and listened to music and watched movies all the way home. The best thing about leaving Paris is being home with Mimi and everyone!

Au Revoir Paris - Until we see you again Paris

The first thing we had to do to day is send you postcards!  In Paris the mail boxes are yellow.  Look at what some naughty people did, they wrote all over the mail box.  That made Auntie mad, that some one would ruin the mail box.  Look at the tower of cookies, they are called macarons, if you ask Auntie sometime you can make some with her! And look at the croissants, You love them when Auntie makes them.  Little girls in Paris have them for breakfast every day!  We all went to Luxembourg Gardens today and sat by the Medici fountain to rest a while.  Auntie knitted and Gogi ate potato chips.  The chips were flavored like spaghetti sauce, Gogi really liked them.  I just liked being by the water and watching the other kids and the ducks. I took a photo of Gogi taking my photo, tee hee.  For a while today Gogi let me ride in her back pack and that was fun!  

Then Auntie had to get french money, called Euros.  I helped her! Then we went to buy souviners, that is really a French word that means “to remember”.   We got you a tee shirt and a sweat shirt.  Look at Auntie, she is sad, she does not want to leave Paris.  We all told Paris good-bye on Pont Neuf, the English word it New Bridge, but it is really very old.    Gogi liked the little places to sit, built right into the bridge.  Back to Indiana tomorrow!

Princess Molly Dolly at the Chateau de Vincennes

Today is the day after Pentecost Sunday. Auntie was not very happy, because it is a holiday here in France and people took the day off and closed up shop, which means she couldn’t! Look at the my size shoes we saw, I wanted to try them on, but the store was closed.  So Auntie and Gogi stopped for a Lemon Tart and Tea, I wanted to play with this little girl she likes to swirl her skirt just like Ghianna does. So we went to a real castle, the Chateau de Vincennes. I felt right at home in a castle, because I am a princess to you know.
 The bell I am sitting on was in the church bell for this church, also called a chapelle. I am sitting on a stone salamander, which was a symbol the French Kings and Queens used. Don’t worry it did not bite! Gogi, Auntie and I climbed up a very tall tower, Auntie held me very tights to I would not fall, but I got to see out the tower window! The tower is really part of a very old castle called the Donjon. Gogi was having fun, look at her smile! Here I am looking a the chapelle from the Donjon window. This tiny window is just big enough to put a bow and arrow through to shoot the bad guys. This guy was Charles the fifth, the one of the Kings who lived here. His people loved him very much. Can you see the stone angel playing a instrument? We got to meet this teddy bear princess. I wanted very much to play with her, but the mean man in the store would not let me! Look at who we saw while we were having a afternoon drink, Who knew Mickey Mouse would be in Paris? Do yo know that there is a Disney in Paris too?

Thinking about touching the Eiffel Tower

Practice Thinker

The Cathederal

Peace Monument

Look I can hold it in my hands!

Today Auntie got up early and went to the market, when shw got back to the apartment, Gogi and she went to chirch at Nortre Dame.  After church they went to the Rodin museum  Rodin was a man who scuplted, kind of like when you have play dough and make something with it.  Rodin is most famous for a piece called the Thinker and two hands called the Cathederal.  Gogi was very happy to dinally see the Thinker.  Molly liked the thinker too.  See Molly with the practivce piece?  See how much bigger the real one is than the practice.  Then Molly , Auntie and Gogi, all walked to see the Eiffel Tower.  Molly LOVEs the Eiffel Tower.  She played and played there.  There is also a monument called the Peace Monument there, Auit and Gogi liked that alot.  Wasn't the sunset beautiful?

Saturday: Running Errands in Paris with Gogi and Auntie

Today  Gogi & Auntie  slept in.  When they finally got up, they went to run several errands.  One was to purchase a Sari for a friend of Aunites.  When they were done there, they went to Les Halles, where the old market used to be.  St. Eustache church is near there and Gogi & Auntie went in to have some quiet time.   While they were in the church Gogi helped Molly Dolly light two candles.  As they lit the candles they said a prayer, one for Daddys safety and the other one for the safety of all the other soldiers.  On the way to the next stop there was this man blowing BIG bubbles, can you see it?  Look at the baloon art that Molly saw near the Musee Picasso.  The Musee Picasso is the museum of modern art. Look at all the funny fountains outside the museum of modern art!

Next Molly, Gogi & Auntie went to the BHV or Bazar of the Hotel Du Ville.  Hotel du Ville just means the city hall.  Auntie bought some French perfume!  Just outsied the BHV is the Hotel Du Ville, see the fountains outside?  Molly  liked the cool water, but Gogi wouldn't let her go swimming in the fountains!  Can you see Notre Dame Cathederal behind Molly?  After all that walking, Gogi & Auntie called it a night and went home for dinner.