Visiting the Arc de Triomphe on our last day in Paris
Our week began in Paris with one last day on Monday. It was a cold and somewhat drizzly day but we braved the elements. Jude and I caught the train to the main soccer stadium to visit the soccer store there where they had a jersey Jude wanted. Then we met up with Marcy and Anna at Luxembourg Gardens. We were hoping to try the remote control boats on their lake there but because of bad weather they were not available.
Jude and Anna wanted some familiar food and thanks to the wonders of American franchising there was a Chipotle less than half a mile away from the gardens. The kids thoroughly enjoyed the comfort food that Chipotle provides, while Marcy wandered around the block to find a crepe.
Digging in to a Chipotle lunch on our last day in Paris
We left Chipotle to go to the Arc de Triomphe. We decided to ride scooters most of the way which the kids loved, it put them in a far better mood than if we had walked. We climbed to the top of the Arc de Triomphe (277 steps, both kids counted) but we did not linger given it was pretty cold.
Tuesday we had to get up very early to catch our train back to London. We awoke at 5:50am, two hours earlier than the day before and then it was a taxi to the train station to catch the 7:43am train. We then took an Uber to Heathrow and the direct flight back to Denver. All in all it was about 18 hours of travel to get home. The kids did really well considering but they were super tired when we got home and were in bed by 6:30pm.
Waiting for our luggage at Denver airport
Wednesday morning everyone was up early as both Jude and Anna were awake by 3:30am. They have been jet lagged really until today with neither kid sleeping past 5:30am. They have been so tired they have been in bed by 7:30pm most nights.
This weekend was a very low key one. Jude had nothing planned and we stayed at home the entire weekend but for a lunch at Noodles on Saturday and a trip to the bookstore. Anna went to the Waldorf School Holiday fair on Saturday and brought Reed home for a playdate afterwards. Today, Jude and I watched the English soccer in the morning and the Broncos later in the day while Anna had a friend from her new school over for a playdate.