Thanksgiving 2010 in Paris

Well, I won't forget this Thanksgiving for a long while. I spent the last five days in Paris, France and had an amazing weekend! I have tons of photos, so I'll just pick a few each day and share with you the beauty of Paris!

 One afternoon I went off exploring on my own and had a great time! I walked to the Cimetierie De Monmartre where the artist, Edgar Degas, and many other famous people were buried. I guess you have to know my Linn background and love for cemeteries to appreciate this stop. I spent a long time just reading tombstones and admiring the stones.

 Before the cemetery stop I went to see a very old church called the Sacre Coeur. It was beautiful on the outside. The architecture was different than most we saw in Paris. It was a combination of the beautiful Gothic style with an almost middle eastern style with the curved dome.

 On our first evening in Paris we walked over to see the Notre Dame.....oh my goodness....It is by far my favorite thing to see in Paris. Inside and out are just fabulous! On our last night there they had completed the huge Christmas tree out in front of the building so we got to enjoy the lights and then the music inside as a mass was just finishing up! What a treat!

 Of course we went to see the Mona Lisa and it was incredible getting to see what I've only seen in books! Praising God for all of this beauty!!

 The second day we were there we went on a bike tour and had a really good tour guide to show us around the back streets and some of the famous areas too! Our group is the first four on the left...

Lynn (1st grade teacher), myself (2nd grade), Gail (the other 2nd grade teacher) and Marcia (the art teacher). This was my favorite activity of the weekend. We biked for 3 1/2 hours just looking at all the sights!

 We found this lovely little shop on the bike tour called, "Thanksgiving" and thought it was so appropriate that the next day would be Thanksgiving in America! We tried to walk to it the next day to buy some canned pumpkin, but couldn't find it again!

 This isn't a great photo, but the memory will last forever! I was hoping to see my first snow of the season (and maybe the only snow I will see this year) AND ride the huge ferris wheel at the same time and guess what....my wish came true! As I was meandering back to the Seine river and the area we were staying I wasn't sure where I would end up. I looked up and saw the ferris wheel and then it began to snow! I rode it while we had a brief snowstorm and it was SO incredible! It was cold and windy and beautiful and FUN! So, this is a photo from the top of the ride looking out across the parkway to the Louvre.

Well, I am off to do laundry and maybe a long walk on the beach to clear my head and prepare for the week of school to come! Here's hoping you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends!

Blessings, Jill