our last day in paris

we spent the morning walking around montmartre

 we ate breakfast at pain pain again

 van gogh's house

 buying the kids some macarons

 getting all packed up to leave our air bnb

and walk to the train 

 playing cards in the paris airport

 flying from paris to oakland

 flying from oakland to boise....in separate rows...

we got home just in time to wish this girl a happy 10th birthday

 and see these three even though it was nearly midnight saturday night

it was such an amazing, unforgettable trip

i am so happy i finally have a stamp in my passport, that michael and i got so much time together,

that we got to explore such an amazing city and make so many memories,

and so grateful his parents took on watching our six kids

and on such a busy week and with his mom's arm injury

we are so grateful

and it was SO AMAZING!

our last full day in paris

we started the day with a huge breakfast at a restaurant called marlette

 we tried (for the second time) to go to the catacombs but they were on strike all week so we couldn't 

wonk wonk

 we rode bikes along the river

 we tried to go to the opera house (for the second time)

and it was closed because of a special event

 we did a little shopping

 and went to the Holocaust museum

it was sobering and sad but also important to remember

 the best crepe ever

 we went and saw the oldest bridge in paris (pont neuf)

and the bridge that used to hold the love locks

 feeding the birds

 we didn't go inside the pompidou but it was cool from the outside

 this was at the end of the alley where we stayed

 all gussied up for our last dinner in paris

 at a really cool fondue place called refuge des fondus
where it's one long table and you have to climb over to your seat
and sit super close to the people next to you

 all the drinks come in baby bottles (ours were coke)

it was a super fun place to try

 gelato after

it was a pretty great day despite not being able to go to the catacombs, opera house, or giverny 

(where we wanted to take a day trip but couldn't because of strikes that caused limited train service)

we had fun hanging out and a really fun evening