This trip with Kristin was my first time to Paris without students!
It started with a bit of a bump. Kristin and I missed our train by about 2 minutes because of a faulty GPS and construction at the train station. Even the extra time we had allowed to get to the train station was not enough. So we had a couple hours in Mulhouse to wander around before our train came.
Mulhouse
Atmosphere: Accordion in Paris
After a conversation with a few Mormons, we made it onto the train.
Train ride
Finally, we got to Paris, only 4 hours later than we had planned. We toured the Louvre…
Venus of Milo
Mona Lisa Smile
An orchestra in a painting
The Egyptian section was fascinating
Outside the Louvre, in front of the glass pyramids
Statue outside the Louvre
Louvre in the evening
Sunset at the pyramids
then wandered around the night-time streets of Paris.
Eiffel Tower from a distance
Notre Dame
Gargoyles at Notre Dame
Saturday we went to Disney Land Paris. It was my first time ever to go to Disney, and Kristin is a Disney expert. She was able to give background on lots of the rides. It was a fun adventure, and I loved seeing all the little girls dressed up as princesses!
Disney!
The famous castle
Snow White dark ride
Pirate ship
Storybook ride
Beauty and the Beast
Space Mountain roller coaster
Jack's bean stalk
Main Street USA looks just like Main Street in West Chicago!
Disney offered me a taste of America and a reminder of home.
Sunday morning, Kristin left on a plane for Chicago and I returned to Mulhouse by train and got a ride back to Kandern.
