After playing in the playground, we walked over to the Notre Dame and waited in line to go up the towers. They allow you to climb up the 400 steps in groups of 20 every 10 minutes, so there is a little bit of a wait to go up.
View from the north tower.
Going into the south tower belfry.
Going into the south tower belfry.
The south tower great bell - the cathedral's largest bell, weighing in at over 13 tons. This bell is only run on major Catholic holidays.
After the Notre Dame towers, we went to the Jardin des Plantes, a garden in the Natural History Museum complex. We found another fun playground for the boys to expend some energy :)
After the playground, we headed over to the Menangerie, a public zoo in the complex.
The boys had a lot of fun looking at the different animals and being able to run loose through the zoo grounds.
checking out the flamingos
fat cat
Our boys liked the big cats and monkeys the best.
We found our way back to our van and decided to just drive around Paris and see a few sights in the evening with the lights on. We were rewarded with some beautiful sights.
Eiffel tower at night.
Our oldest took this one, he's getting pretty good!
Arc de Triomphe.
Our oldest took this one, he's getting pretty good!
Arc de Triomphe.
4 comments:
Wow, what great shots. Lovely scenes & beautiful sky. That's great there were neat places for the boys to play & have fun. Thx for sharing your sightseeing trip w/ us. Miss yu all.
wow, i am so happy for you. just, only 2 days? when are you going back??
still waiting for your call, btw.....
slowin down....playgrounds in paris....tough life you guys
Thanks for the comments, Mom!
Brin, Kev is going back in April with his brother and I'm going back in May with a friend ;) ...and I'll call you soon!
I know, Nelda, it's a rough life, but someone has to do it...
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