Au Revoir Paris et Europe

It's been a couple of days since I posted last. Gets tough at the end of the trip. You're always so tired at the end of the day and truth is, I wonder if anyone reads this stuff.

It's too late to post anything of real substance. It's really late and we have to get up really early (for us) at 7:45 to get going to the airport.

So, here's a quick recap.

From Interlaken we went to Lucern.



Pretty little city with a picturesque, long wooden bridge (reproduction of a 600 year old one since the real one burned down about 18 years ago). Went to a powerhouse little museum of Picasso's. Loved it.

Might have gotten my first robo-cop speeding ticket. We'll have to see. I just know that at about 20 miles per hour over the speed limit I got flashed somewhere out in the French countryside. I may have just evaporated a few hundred Euros in an instant.

Went to Zurich the next day. Rained most of the day. Walked around the city for a couple of hours. Hemorrhaged a bunch more Swiss Franks. Zurich wasn't all that. So, we got a wild hair up our you-know-what and decided to head to Paris one day early. So, 6pm we left Zurich in an astounding downpour and drove 6 hours to Paris. Got in to the hotel at 2am.

Was Bastille day in Paris. Went to the Eiffel tower

So did everyone else.

So, no trip to the top this time. Did make it to the top of the Arch du Triomphe. Great view, less people.

In general, Paris was a madhouse. We opted to stay well into the night and catch the fireworks. We missed our 4th of July in the States so we celebrated with France on the 14th of July.







Today we went to Disneyland, again. We did Disney when we started the trip and then again today. It proved to be excellent book ends to a really good trip overall. Sophie was a trooper. There were countless times she just wanted to stay in one spot and play and we'd tear her away in tears. So, this second trip to Disney was to thank her for being so good and to hope she'll forgive us for interrupting her life so much over the last 14 days. She, and we, had a wonderful day. Weather was perfect. Park wasn't too crowded. Sophie just got to go from ride to ride, all at her whim. Dropped a wad of cash there, but it was worth it!










This trip, as with others, has left us with great memories full of wonderment, laughter and a few tears (Sophie's). It also makes us grateful for all that we have and for where we're from. The world is a big place and it's always a thrill to experience another part of it.

So, with this post it's good bye for now. Hopefully we'll be back soon.

Chris, Anneka and Sophie