We travel to Peter’s family in Zurich today: a straight TGV
train from Paris to the Zurich Hauptbahnhof (main train station) in 4 hours. We booked the tickets before leaving
so we simply had to arrive and board. Which meant we had extra time. So we threw our luggage in the baggage check at the train station
and popped on the Paris Metro to this place:
After Euro Disney we were not excited about waiting, lines
and people. So we happened to not
mention the fact that you can go UP in the Eiffel Tower to the girls. We decided that the romantic view (what they
see in their books) would probably be most important. We said hi to Mr Eiffel for a while and then
settled-in at a park to relax, eat lunch from a local street vendor and play.
Ummm... Mr Eiffel is in front of you people...
MJ taking her own pictures.
Sophia said she wanted to take a picture too. Funny girl.
Little tickle moster in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower.
Peter doing his bench press exercises.
The view from our picnic spot.
MJ making an epic daisy chain.
When you travel with kids the same daily happenings happen
on the road. You expect it. Kids have melt downs, kids need snacks, kids
pee their pants, kids need quiet playing time… You just have to be a little
more creative then at home. Madelyn lost
a tooth . So...
Blog survey question???!!!:
Do
you think the tooth fairy delivers coins based on the country you are from
or the country you are in? Peter
and I's guess is: in. Therefore, Swiss Francs.
What do you think?
We’ll find out tonight…
MJ wiggling and pulling in the Paris Subway.
The actual travel for kids is half the fun. I mean the getting from point A to point B. I plan to expand on this concept when I get home, but seriously planes, trains, trams, cable cars are fun stuff. Here are our adventures on the Paris trains...
Goofing around waiting for Daddy to buy our tickets.
Once we boarded the train we enjoyed MJ and Phia’s company for less than 30 minutes. Then they succumbed. Jet lag + up at 5am + the train movement lullaby = asleep the whole train ride. I too had a head bob dance going on for about an hour.
Reading a little Ivy and Bean.
We are now in Zurich, settled in at Peter’s cousins house
and as usual enjoying this city we know fairly well.
More adventure reporting soon,
~Lisa
June 27
I'm LOVING this blog Lisa! So much fun. And yes I definitely agree - it should be the country you are IN. Did the tooth fairy come through? Safe travels & see you all soon.
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