Wednesday, July 1, 2009

PARIS!!!

Outside of Notre Dame Cathedral. It was so amazing. I can't imagine the time that it took to build this. The artwork is so intricate and just stunning. Pictures don't do justice.
While we were outside of Notre Dame, a choir of college age boys were singing hymns...it was so cool and made the experience so fun!
Mike outside Notre Dame...
Our FAVORITE thing to do...walk along the bridges of Paris in front of the Eiffel Tower...as dusk came...
while watching the Eiffel Tower light up...
Paris...where do I even begin? When Mike flew into Frankfurt, I picked him up from the airport and we drove to Paris. It was about a 5 hour drive from Frankfurt. Miranda, Ian and Eli stayed home to get ready for their big move back to the USA. They were so kind to let us borrow their car...and more importantly their GPS! Paris was everything I expected. I definitely could have stayed another week there but we did accomplish a lot in the 3 days we were there. My friend Amber who did a study abroad in Paris compiled a list of things I needed to do, how to get there, what to see while there...etc... The list helped us tremendously! We saw so much! And just FYI...we found that French to be extremely kind people! Here's PARIS...

As you can see, Scarlett really enjoyed Paris! :) This happened in every city! This was after a long day in the Louvre...
This is how all the buildings are...
Yep...some Michelangelo...
Recognize this???
The Nike of Samothrace Winged Victory was the most incredible piece of art I have ever seen in my lifetime. It was seriously breathe taking! I could have stared at it for an hour-seriously!

Yep...Scarlett and THE Mona Lisa! It was tiny! So much smaller than what I thought. It was cool to see...but still nothing compared to...
SO INCREDIBLE!!!
Nope...Scarlett wasn't asleep. She just loved the Arch. jk. She was just sick of picts! Can you blame her?

8 comments:

Texie said...

Wow, you guys are quite the world travelers!!! Looks like lots of fun!

Kristin Morris said...

I'm super jealous! My parents just went on a big trip to Europe too, and I was so sad to stay home! Scarlett just gets cuter and cuter!! let me know anytime you are up here... I am always up for a zoo trip... or anything with you for that matter!!!

The Jones Family said...

How fun that you got to travel to so many BEAUTIFUL places!! Scarlett is such a doll, and I can't believe she's going to be ONE soon!! We miss you guys and hope we'll get to see you soon. I will let you know when we'll be in st george again.

Britt,Ben,Baby BentLee and our dog Mack! said...

How adorable your little family is! I miss you guys and can't wait to see you I am looking forward to scarlett's birthday!

Rachel said...

Oh WOW~! What an amazing trip you guys had! So fun!
I'm pretty sure our girls need a playdate soon! :)
Is Scarlett walking already? She is so beautiful!

The Colvins said...

Oh my gosh, Kristi--I can't believe you had a baby--she is so beautiful! You are such a cute mommy:)

Olivia Jewell said...

Oh my goodness, it looks like so much fun! I love all of the pics.

Miranda said...

I keep coming back to look at your pictures - and i can't believe that you got to see Nike... ian had better take me back one day!!! miss you guys. those were some fun days.