We are learning as we go how to travel with kids. I'd like to think each trip we take is better than the last one because of the new insights.
1. Most attractions are not stroller friendly, case in point, Napoleon's tomb. There are stairs to get up into the building, stairs to walk down to view the tomb, etc, etc. It seems like the most logical thing would be to take Henry out of the stroller. But that can be difficult because 1) he usually doesn't want to get back in and 2) you never want to wake a sleeping child.
Here he is passed out
the ceiling above Napoleon
Parry, Sara, Alex, Pete and Ruby with the "coffin" in the background(time to clean the camera lens)
2. Alex is game for any museum that involves war...especially if there are tanks. We had a chance to visit the Army Museum which is next to Napoleon's tomb. I thought that the kids would be really bored but they were surprisingly interested and asked a lot of questions. The section on WWII was really interesting for me, especially since I have been reading the Idiots Guide to WWII.
3. You should never try to see everything. There is a Statue of Liberty (obviously smaller than the one in NY) in the middle of the Seine River. Since I have never been to New York I thought it would be cool to "quickly" pass by and take a look. This might have been a good idea if Henry was feeling better or if it was warmer or if it had been at the beginning of the day instead of towards the end when the kids were tired of walking around. I don't necessarily regret our decision to go and see it, but we definitely wouldn't have missed much if we had just called it a day.
**Side note: On my last post about the Louvre I forgot to tell a funny Ruby story. I was reminded of it when I read my sister-in-law's blog. She writes better than me so I'll just quote her. "My favorite moment was when my niece Ruby, after noting the throng around the "Mona Lisa", proclaimed, "I can't see!" and proceeded to crawl underneath a sea of legs, up beyond the security barrier right to the front where she was gently escorted away from DaVinci's most famous girl." She was right in front of it...probably got a better view than any non-Louvre employee ever has. That's my girl!
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