Vacation in Snowy Paris

December has been a crazy month and my posting has suffered the consequences so now it's time to get back on the horse!  I can't believe that last December we were in Paris!! 

It was one of our best family trips and just as perfect for kids as it is for adults.  I never posted these photos but was feeling nostalgic so here they are. 

The day we visited the Louvre we also took a ride on the  Ferris Wheel.

Ferris Wheel in Paris

 And the day we went to the Tour Eiffel ( always buy tickets well in advance) it was closed due to snow. But I did get some great photos!

under the Eiffel Tower

 Because of the complete shutdown ( and not a sign or person in sight) we took the kids to the carousel across the street...

And this is just a photo I took near the carousel.  It was snowing and so beautiful.

If you are planning a trip to Paris just click "Paris" under the labels section of my blog and all my posts on places to stay, see and visit is listed there.

Happy Almost New Year!!!  2012 has a nice ring to it....

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A Ferris Wheel in Paris?

I had the best intentions of keeping up the blog while away but between jet lag, children and some bad DSL lines it became impossible.  Now we are in Switzerland with friends so all lines are clear!

So starting from the beginning of our trip in Paris....

Day 1

Carousel du Louvre

We started off at the Metro Station St. Paul where my husband was promptly pick-pocketed.  A first and hopefully last for us... We waited in the Carousel du Louvre (shopping mall at the entrance to the Louvre) for awhile while he called to cancel his cards.  Fun people watching and an upside down pyramid!

Finally, lots of beautiful grand halls and of course ART :

The Mona Lisa:

Just because

Yes- awful photo but what's the pernt?  It's hard to see from 9 ft away and there are so many good images of it in books and on the web...

By the time we had finished it was dark outside and SNOWING.  A Walk through the Jardin des Tuileries with a huge Ferris wheel in sight:

We told our kids that the Ferris wheel was for Christmas decoration only and that the Ferris wheel couldn't possibly be in operation.... We were WRONG.  Each car was enclosed in glass and the photo above at the right bottom is from the very top of the wheel... It was fun but pretty freezing.

More in the next few days....