Most of you received the e-mail invitation, but I wanted to post the link to view our photos. You don't have to sign in - you can just click the "view slideshow" button. I've organized the photos by day, so it's not so overwhelming. We took lots of pictures!! And, I still haven't uploaded all of them. I'm working on that.
EDIT: All the photos have now been posted online!
Anyhow, enjoy!
Paris - Day 1
Paris - Day 2
Paris - Day 3
Paris - Day 4
Paris - Day 5
Paris - Day 6
Paris - Day 7
Paris - Day 8
Paris - Day 9
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Bastille Day
This is one of the videos we took on Bastille Day. Let me tell you, the French know how to do fireworks. Matt and I agree that Bastille Day was one of our favorite days in Paris. We caught the parade on TV, then wandered for a bit. When it came time for fireworks, we tried to head to the Eiffel Tower. Once we got close, we noticed they were confiscating all alcohol - so we turned around and found a spot elsewhere! Next time we go, we'll set out a little earlier and get to the Eiffel Tower for the fireworks. We saw most of them just fine from our spot in the park, though.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Aaaand we're back.
We made it back from Paris safe and sound. What a crazy day of traveling! Our flight from Paris was all right. It feels much longer than 6.5 hours. We had to go through immigration and customs when we got back. The lines were a nightmare. Luckily we just made it to our gate in time. Actually, our flight had been delayed 30 minutes so we had time to grab a snack and board. We seemed to sit at the gate for a few minutes, then we taxied for a few minutes, and then we stopped. We ended up having to sit on the runway for 2 hours. Some radio tower went out south of us and basically affected the entire East Coast. So, we were first in line to leave DC, but we were being worked in with planes from all up and down the East Coast. We finally took off about the time we were supposed to be landing. We got back to Orlando at about 10 p.m. and made it back to our apartment at midnight. It felt pretty good to be home. It was really great to see Abi and the cats again. We missed them.
Paris was so fabulous. It was just beautiful. We saw so many things and took so many pictures. The last few days Matt and I just kind of wandered around the different neighborhoods. I think Montemarte was my favorite neighborhood. My favorite day was Bastille Day. We slept in and caught the end of the parade on TV. I'm kind of glad we didn't get up early and fight the crowds to see it in person. It was basically one group of people in uniform carrying some kind of weapon after another. The fireworks at the Eiffel Tower were awesome! The French know how to do fireworks! We were sitting on the back side of the tower, in a little park area a few blocks away so we couldn't see all of them. But, what we did see (most of the show), was awesome. Matt and I were cuddled up, watching fireworks go off around the Eiffel Tower and drinking really good French wine (out of the bottle - hee hee) - does it get anymore romantic?? It was really awesome. The Musee d'Orsay was really awesome. And Notre Dame had, I think, the best views of the city. And the gargoyles were so cool. Really, everyone should travel to Paris at least once in their lifetime.
We'll try to post pictures and blog about some more stuff this week.
Paris was so fabulous. It was just beautiful. We saw so many things and took so many pictures. The last few days Matt and I just kind of wandered around the different neighborhoods. I think Montemarte was my favorite neighborhood. My favorite day was Bastille Day. We slept in and caught the end of the parade on TV. I'm kind of glad we didn't get up early and fight the crowds to see it in person. It was basically one group of people in uniform carrying some kind of weapon after another. The fireworks at the Eiffel Tower were awesome! The French know how to do fireworks! We were sitting on the back side of the tower, in a little park area a few blocks away so we couldn't see all of them. But, what we did see (most of the show), was awesome. Matt and I were cuddled up, watching fireworks go off around the Eiffel Tower and drinking really good French wine (out of the bottle - hee hee) - does it get anymore romantic?? It was really awesome. The Musee d'Orsay was really awesome. And Notre Dame had, I think, the best views of the city. And the gargoyles were so cool. Really, everyone should travel to Paris at least once in their lifetime.
We'll try to post pictures and blog about some more stuff this week.
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Catacombes
Matt here. We went to the catacombes while we were in Paris. I'm not sure how to describe it. Its basically a pile of bones. It is very surreal and goes on for a long time. I think I got the point after about 10 minutes, but it just kept going and going. It wasn't just a few hundred people, or a few thousand people, it had to have been hundreds of thousands of people, piled on top of one another. some of the skulls were arranged in the shapes of hearts or crosses in the walls. You aren't supposed to touch the piles but everyone does. I touched a femur on top of one of the piles. It was very disturbing. Imagine a pile of bones as high as my shoulder in a tunnel that's about a mile long.
Versailles
I think I'd look pretty good in a house with so much gold.
Getting acquainted with our new grounds...
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Greetings from McDonalds
Krissi and I are in a McDonalds about 2 miles from our hotel updating our blog because it seems that McDonalds is one of the few places that has free WiFi in the area, now if only i could find a laundromat i'd be set.
Paris has been great for Krissi and I. We've been doing the basic Paris things, going to the top of tall structures and looking down and saying, "Wow, its pretty." or going to museums and looking at art and saying "Wow, that's pretty." or going to castles / palaces / churches and looking at the architecture and saying, "Whoa, that's pretty." That's roughly the dramatic arc of our trip so far. Insert some good food and some wine and there you have it. Apparently Krissi is going to take over the keyboard after reading what I've written thus far.
Hi all. Paris is fantastic. The weather has been a little dreary; it seems to start off nice, then drizzle for a while, then it's nice again. A few days it has really rained for awhile. Luckily we've avoided it by ducking into cafes and such. So far we've seen the Eiffel Tower (though we weren't allowed to go to the top due to elevator issues), Montemarte to see the Sacre Couer, Notre Dame, Moulin Rouge, Musee d'Orsay, Versailles, Catacombes, the Louvre and the Centre Pompidou. It's all been really awesome to see. The Notre Dame is beautiful. The view from the top is amazing. Just breathtaking. The gargoyles were way cool! We've taken about 600 pictures already. Just about everything in Paris is beautiful. The first day we were here we took a river tour to get ourselves oriented. It was a nice, quick way to see the major sites. Yesterday was a VERY full day for Matt, Sarah (Matt's cousin), Lio (her boyfriend) and I. We got up really early, went to Versailles, had lunch, went to the Catacombes, stopped for a snack, stopped for a beer at the Indiana, headed to the Louvre and then went to dinner near our hotel. Today Matt and I went to the Pompidou Center (modern art museum) which was a little too modern for my tastes. We've kind of just bummed around today. I think both of us are a bit worn out from yesterday.
Anywho, tonight we might see Harry Potter. :) There's a movie theater nearby; we're hoping they play movies in their original language. I better drink my beer before it gets warm - yep, I'm having a beer at McDonalds! This is how it should be!!
Paris has been great for Krissi and I. We've been doing the basic Paris things, going to the top of tall structures and looking down and saying, "Wow, its pretty." or going to museums and looking at art and saying "Wow, that's pretty." or going to castles / palaces / churches and looking at the architecture and saying, "Whoa, that's pretty." That's roughly the dramatic arc of our trip so far. Insert some good food and some wine and there you have it. Apparently Krissi is going to take over the keyboard after reading what I've written thus far.
Hi all. Paris is fantastic. The weather has been a little dreary; it seems to start off nice, then drizzle for a while, then it's nice again. A few days it has really rained for awhile. Luckily we've avoided it by ducking into cafes and such. So far we've seen the Eiffel Tower (though we weren't allowed to go to the top due to elevator issues), Montemarte to see the Sacre Couer, Notre Dame, Moulin Rouge, Musee d'Orsay, Versailles, Catacombes, the Louvre and the Centre Pompidou. It's all been really awesome to see. The Notre Dame is beautiful. The view from the top is amazing. Just breathtaking. The gargoyles were way cool! We've taken about 600 pictures already. Just about everything in Paris is beautiful. The first day we were here we took a river tour to get ourselves oriented. It was a nice, quick way to see the major sites. Yesterday was a VERY full day for Matt, Sarah (Matt's cousin), Lio (her boyfriend) and I. We got up really early, went to Versailles, had lunch, went to the Catacombes, stopped for a snack, stopped for a beer at the Indiana, headed to the Louvre and then went to dinner near our hotel. Today Matt and I went to the Pompidou Center (modern art museum) which was a little too modern for my tastes. We've kind of just bummed around today. I think both of us are a bit worn out from yesterday.
Anywho, tonight we might see Harry Potter. :) There's a movie theater nearby; we're hoping they play movies in their original language. I better drink my beer before it gets warm - yep, I'm having a beer at McDonalds! This is how it should be!!
Thursday, July 05, 2007
Paris!
Hey everyone!
Matt has been spending a fabulous week in Lindau, Germany (on the border of Austria and Switzerland) at a conference with Nobel Laureates. I've talked to him a few times and he's been having a good time. Meeting lots of interesting people.
I am leaving tomorrow for a LONG day of traveling. My flight leaves Orlando at 9:20 a.m. and heads to DC. I have a layover in DC but it won't be so bad because Kelly will be visiting me. I leave DC for Paris at 5:45 p.m. and arrive in Paris at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday. I'm so excited! We're staying at the Tryp de Saxe hotel which is about 1/2 a mile from the Eiffel Tower. I just can't believe I'll be in Paris in two days!
Keep an eye on this blog; Matt and I will try to post pictures and blurbs while we are there!
Matt has been spending a fabulous week in Lindau, Germany (on the border of Austria and Switzerland) at a conference with Nobel Laureates. I've talked to him a few times and he's been having a good time. Meeting lots of interesting people.
I am leaving tomorrow for a LONG day of traveling. My flight leaves Orlando at 9:20 a.m. and heads to DC. I have a layover in DC but it won't be so bad because Kelly will be visiting me. I leave DC for Paris at 5:45 p.m. and arrive in Paris at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday. I'm so excited! We're staying at the Tryp de Saxe hotel which is about 1/2 a mile from the Eiffel Tower. I just can't believe I'll be in Paris in two days!
Keep an eye on this blog; Matt and I will try to post pictures and blurbs while we are there!
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