"No one can make a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little"
- Edmund Burke
The Louvre is one of the greatest museums in the world, but on this trip it came up against tired kids and a serious distraction right outside its entrance…an Apple Store of all things. The kids still went on the hunt for what interested them most – see Bella’s photos from her exploration of this treasure.
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See inside one of Paris’ most famous shops – Shakespeare and Company – which has been a hang out spot for the likes of Ernest Hemingway, Ezra Pound, and F. Scott Fitzgerald, and still offers a place for young writers to live and work. Plus a stop at the cafe next store with great views of Notre Dame across the Seine.
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Wandering around Paris was our favorite activity. Around every corner you find a new delight for the eyes in the beautiful architecture or in a world famous institution like the Louvre or the Musee d’Orsay. Or you might just sit at one of the many sidewalk cafes and watch the people stroll by and the city in action. Also – pigeons, the subway, a Parisian pet store and more…
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Paris has a lot to offer tourists. From the Eiffel Tower to the Louvre to Moulin Rouge, the opportunities are endless. We did many interesting things during our short stay there. One of the more unique experiences we had was a visit to the Catacombs of Paris.
I didn’t really have any idea what I was [...]
The first thing I noticed while visiting the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris was how familiar it looked- all thanks to the Disney movie The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Disney did an awesome job portraying the cathedral! From the bell towers to the gargoyles, the huge building looked like it was straight out of the [...]
Read more »Things I liked and didn’t like in England – including the British Museum, the London Eye, The Globe Theater and the Calvary Museum.
Read more »Often thought of as the cradle of modern Western civilization, Italy’s history is as rich as its food. Sicily and the southern coast were colonized by the Ancient Greeks in the 8th century BCE and as the Greek empire fell, Rome gained prominence, exploring and conquering lands from England to Mediterranean Africa to Persia in [...]
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