France 2011


Boston Children’s Museum & More Harvard

This morning we went to the unbelievable Boston Children’s Museum.  The kids had so much fun.

After the museum, we …

Wicked Awesome

Wednesday was Violet’s 5th birthday and we spent the whole day flying.  The kids were great again, even though we flew in …

Last Day in France - Le Disneyland

So, we started our day off with the longest drive in the world.  It should have taken about three and a half hours, but …

Le Mont Saint-Michel

So, today we drove about an hour to see the incredible Mont Saint-Michel, a medieval abbey built on top of Mont-Tombe in …

La Fôret de Cerisy et Bayeux

Today, we headed just down the road to la Fôret de Cerisy (Cerisy forest) to hike.  We took one of the trailheads and headed …

The Beaches of D-Day

Today, we drove to the sites of the D-Day invasion.  First, we went to Arromanche, where the allies built the artificial …

To Normandy

Today, we left Amboise to head north to Normandy.  Before dark last night, we saw a few hot air balloons over us in Amboise.

...And Now For Something Completely Different

Just kidding...it’s more castles!  Today, we drove to Cheverny.  Getting there was an adventure in itself.  Almost all of …

Chateau Amboise

This morning, we stayed close to home and went to the Amboise castle.  It’s the one we can see from our house.  Hayden got …

Chambord and Clos Lucé

We stayed up last night until two in the morning (with the kids), and it seemed to work.  I woke up at 10:00 am today, and …

Chateau Chenonceau

This is our second day here in Amboise.  We really love our house, Le Cardinal, right in the town center.  Here are a few …

To the Country

Since we are still adjusting to the time change, we woke up really early this morning.  We had breakfast and were on the …

Arrived

We made it to Paris without any problems.  Easy drive to LAX, easy flight, everything worked out perfectly.  The kids slept …

Going back to France in May

We are going back to France to stay in the countryside for a few weeks.  We are going to make a quick stop back in Paris, …


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