For all or any of you still reading out there, we are home.
Living abroad was amazing, we covered 10 counties in 4 months, as well as extended site seeing in London. We will miss the United Kingdom, driving on the wrong side of the road and terms like Cheers instead of thank you...but home is in the United States with our families.
For everyone that read, commented and kept in touch with us on a regular basis while we were in London, we cannot thank you enough for being our anchors to home and raising our spirits when we missed your smiling faces.
Wishing you a very Happy New Year
Jen and Joel
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Let it Snow!
All week snow has been in the forecast and each day we have awakened to chilly temperatures and a few times rain. However this morning we woke up, and when we checked Facebook our friends were stating that there was snow. We bundled up and went outside to see snow falling on our street. It was so quiet and peaceful. It snowed harder as the day went on, and more is expected for this week. Never seen a white winter, and it's lovely, in bits and pieces.
Here is a picture a friend captured today of the snow, as I couldnt quite catch it on my camera, although I certainly tried.
Here's what the BBC has to say
BIG FREEZE FOR UK
Weather in the UK comes mostly from the Atlantic, bringing relatively warm, moist air. This week the air is coming from the east, where it has been sitting over very cold, dry land in continental Europe.
Eastern England showing feels like temperatures for Thursday
The brisk and dry easterly wind this week will make the temperatures feel quite different. For example an east coast day time maximum of 2C may actually feel like -2C once the wind chill effect has been accounted for.
As the cold, dry air from Russia travels over the relatively warm waters of the North Sea it will pick up some moisture, which will then condense as it hits the cold land of the UK. This will mean snow! Daytime temperatures will not rise much above freezing.
Here is a picture a friend captured today of the snow, as I couldnt quite catch it on my camera, although I certainly tried.
Here's what the BBC has to say
BIG FREEZE FOR UK
Weather in the UK comes mostly from the Atlantic, bringing relatively warm, moist air. This week the air is coming from the east, where it has been sitting over very cold, dry land in continental Europe.
Eastern England showing feels like temperatures for Thursday
The brisk and dry easterly wind this week will make the temperatures feel quite different. For example an east coast day time maximum of 2C may actually feel like -2C once the wind chill effect has been accounted for.
As the cold, dry air from Russia travels over the relatively warm waters of the North Sea it will pick up some moisture, which will then condense as it hits the cold land of the UK. This will mean snow! Daytime temperatures will not rise much above freezing.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Last days of London
Hi Everyone
We have 8 days of London left, we have 6 nights of Hanukkah, Joel has 3 finals...and a partridge in a pear tree.
We are packing up our place to come home and looking forward to seeing everyone. In the last days we plan on doing some shopping and visiting a few last minutes spots we haven't had a chance to see yet.
There is snow expected this week, its COLD to say the least. We are really experiencing the "seasons" here...I rather like the normalcy of LA better.
Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas
Jen and Joel
We have 8 days of London left, we have 6 nights of Hanukkah, Joel has 3 finals...and a partridge in a pear tree.
We are packing up our place to come home and looking forward to seeing everyone. In the last days we plan on doing some shopping and visiting a few last minutes spots we haven't had a chance to see yet.
There is snow expected this week, its COLD to say the least. We are really experiencing the "seasons" here...I rather like the normalcy of LA better.
Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas
Jen and Joel
Winter Wonderland
A group of us decided to walk around Winter Wonderland last week to see the sites:
Hyde Park Winter Wonderland is 20 acres. There is an Ice Skating Rink, 95.8 Capital FM’s Giant Wheel and ever growing German Christmas Market.
There are plenty attractions, including the Power Tower, a 66m drop ride, a massive new Christmas Rollercoaster, the Black Hole ride - which twists and turns at breakneck speed in the pitch dark, a dinosaur-inspired Ice Monster which is experienced from the inside out, a Xmas Pirates Adventure.
Father Christmas now resides in his very own Santa Land circled by the popular Santa Land Express and containing lots of rides & games for the little ones.
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Breakfast, Rain, London
Hi Everyone,
Just thought I would send a quick update. Nothing much has been going on as it has rained off and on for about 2 weeks now. Joel is in final crunch time mode studying and studying.
Today Caleb (another student at Joel's school) and I hosted a breakfast for all of the law school students. It was so much fun to really cook again. I made stuffed French toast with cream cheese filling, macerated raspberries and apple compote on the side. Caleb made Eggs Benedict with turkey, avocado and and homemade hollandaise quite a feet. We each cooked in our own kitchens and then hand carried everything over to the Pepperdine campus. Everyone brought juice and another friend Nicole brought fruit salad. It was a great morning!
Alright family and friends just 16 more days until we are back!
Sending you lots of love
Just thought I would send a quick update. Nothing much has been going on as it has rained off and on for about 2 weeks now. Joel is in final crunch time mode studying and studying.
Today Caleb (another student at Joel's school) and I hosted a breakfast for all of the law school students. It was so much fun to really cook again. I made stuffed French toast with cream cheese filling, macerated raspberries and apple compote on the side. Caleb made Eggs Benedict with turkey, avocado and and homemade hollandaise quite a feet. We each cooked in our own kitchens and then hand carried everything over to the Pepperdine campus. Everyone brought juice and another friend Nicole brought fruit salad. It was a great morning!
Alright family and friends just 16 more days until we are back!
Sending you lots of love
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving Family and Friends!
Joel and I missed everyone a lot...but we did get to celebrate a bit here. Our celebration officially started on Wednesday night when we went to see a play called the The War Horse.
It was very interesting an unlike any play we had ever seen before. The puppeteers working the horse were absolutely amazing.
Joel had to be in class all day and I had the traditional Thursday and Friday off. So Thursday morning I woke up early and made traditional stuffing (the kind my mom does at home) and put it in the oven. The house smelled like Thanksgiving all day which was nice. This is Joel Thanksgiving morning looking SUPER cute with his new haircut. (Sarah where were you when we needed you??)
Then we left to join the Pepperdine crowd for a traditional dinner in Imperical College (just across the street from the Pepperdine campus). We had a feast. We spent the evening chatting with friends and watching football on the big screen. After dinner a few friends came back and enjoyed an evening of hookah on our patio.
Friday we set off early with the Pepperdine crowd again, this time for a day trip to Windsor. Apparently the Queen really feels the most at home at Windsor and treats Buckingham Palace like an office. Before getting to Windsor we were taken to a JFK memorial. London gifted the US land to use as a memorial. There is a step for every year of JFK's life leading to a stone plaque in his honor. In the same area we also got to see where the Magna Carta was signed! Then we boarded the coach (not called a bus in London) and headed to Windsor. Windsor is both a town and the castle. We toured the castle starting with the Queen's doll house (which is a miniature of Windsor!) you cant take pictures but it was so amazing we did buy the souvenir book so we can share it will everyone when we get back. Next we toured the rooms of the castle, the most impressive being the Hall of Battle (where all the weapons are displayed so an enemy entering would be humbled by the power of the Queen). Other than that I really like Buckingham Palace and Versailles as far as castles go better. We then walked around the town and stumbled upon a place the served Turkey, stuffing and cranberry sandwiches (which was amazing since we were all a bit bummed that we would not get these this year) and the best part was they had no idea that it was the day after Thanksgiving (they always have it on their menu).
Here is Joel enjoying his sandwich.
Saturday and Sunday have been mostly spent around the house as it is pouring down rain and Joel is studying for finals! Tomorrow we may venture out to see Tower of London (which houses the crown jewels!)
See you all in 3 weeks from tomorrow!
Joel and I missed everyone a lot...but we did get to celebrate a bit here. Our celebration officially started on Wednesday night when we went to see a play called the The War Horse.
It was very interesting an unlike any play we had ever seen before. The puppeteers working the horse were absolutely amazing.
Joel had to be in class all day and I had the traditional Thursday and Friday off. So Thursday morning I woke up early and made traditional stuffing (the kind my mom does at home) and put it in the oven. The house smelled like Thanksgiving all day which was nice. This is Joel Thanksgiving morning looking SUPER cute with his new haircut. (Sarah where were you when we needed you??)
Then we left to join the Pepperdine crowd for a traditional dinner in Imperical College (just across the street from the Pepperdine campus). We had a feast. We spent the evening chatting with friends and watching football on the big screen. After dinner a few friends came back and enjoyed an evening of hookah on our patio.
Friday we set off early with the Pepperdine crowd again, this time for a day trip to Windsor. Apparently the Queen really feels the most at home at Windsor and treats Buckingham Palace like an office. Before getting to Windsor we were taken to a JFK memorial. London gifted the US land to use as a memorial. There is a step for every year of JFK's life leading to a stone plaque in his honor. In the same area we also got to see where the Magna Carta was signed! Then we boarded the coach (not called a bus in London) and headed to Windsor. Windsor is both a town and the castle. We toured the castle starting with the Queen's doll house (which is a miniature of Windsor!) you cant take pictures but it was so amazing we did buy the souvenir book so we can share it will everyone when we get back. Next we toured the rooms of the castle, the most impressive being the Hall of Battle (where all the weapons are displayed so an enemy entering would be humbled by the power of the Queen). Other than that I really like Buckingham Palace and Versailles as far as castles go better. We then walked around the town and stumbled upon a place the served Turkey, stuffing and cranberry sandwiches (which was amazing since we were all a bit bummed that we would not get these this year) and the best part was they had no idea that it was the day after Thanksgiving (they always have it on their menu).
Here is Joel enjoying his sandwich.
Saturday and Sunday have been mostly spent around the house as it is pouring down rain and Joel is studying for finals! Tomorrow we may venture out to see Tower of London (which houses the crown jewels!)
See you all in 3 weeks from tomorrow!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Christmas World at Harrods
Last night Joel came home and said we should go to Harrods and pick our annual Christmas ornament. I thought we would find ornaments in the Harrods gift shop downstairs seperate and small compared to the rest of the department store. Just to make sure we asked where we would find ornaments, and were instructed to Christmas World on the second floor...Harrods does not disappoint.
This Christmas, Harrods is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Wizard of Oz and Christmas World is divided into special areas, each echoing different themes from the film.
Peruse 2,000 decorations and festive gifts, including a selection paying homage to the Yellow Brick Road, Ruby Slippers, Emerald City and Somewhere over the Rainbow, plus traditional décor.
Joel and I will be headed back with the camera to show you how amazing it truly is. Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukah.
This Christmas, Harrods is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Wizard of Oz and Christmas World is divided into special areas, each echoing different themes from the film.
Peruse 2,000 decorations and festive gifts, including a selection paying homage to the Yellow Brick Road, Ruby Slippers, Emerald City and Somewhere over the Rainbow, plus traditional décor.
Joel and I will be headed back with the camera to show you how amazing it truly is. Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukah.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
The Ceremony of the Keys
The Ceremony of the Keys is the traditional locking up of the Tower of London and has taken place on each and every night, without fail, for at least 700 years. The importance of securing this fortress for the night is still very relevant because, although the Monarch no longer resides at this royal palace, the Crown Jewels and many other valuables still do!
Nicole, a student at Joel's school wrote in for a group of us to do this, as it takes about 6-8 weeks to get tickets. We were at The Tower of London on a night with a full moon. It was an unforgettable experience to watch the ceremony and be a part of the history.
Here are some pics of the tower, and me with a beefeater.
Nicole, a student at Joel's school wrote in for a group of us to do this, as it takes about 6-8 weeks to get tickets. We were at The Tower of London on a night with a full moon. It was an unforgettable experience to watch the ceremony and be a part of the history.
Here are some pics of the tower, and me with a beefeater.
Puttin' on the Ritz
The Ritz is just 2 short tube stops from our house, but upon site seeing our first weeks in London we were denied entrance to even look inside, as you had to be up to their dress code to even enter. So try try again...
Several of the girls Joel goes to school with had mentioned doing a high tea in London in those first weeks here. So we decided once everyone was back from traveling we would arrange it. Last weekend was the last trip for us, so we returned our thoughts to high tea in London. Sasha (one of the girls) looked at The Ritz and booked us into the last spot the Ritz had available for while we were in London.
Saturday Hannah, Sasha and Stephanie and I all dressed up and met at the Ritz for tea. It is extremely proper so you much check your coat before being seated. Once seated in the golden inlaid dining room we were brought our tower of treats and given our choice of array of teas.
We tried, Lemon and Sage tea, Passion Fruit and Orange Blossom, Rose tea, Darjeeling, and the house special. The tower of goodies started with four different finger sandwiches for each, all on different bread, then we were brought fresh scones with jam and clotted cream and finally we were treated to two platters of mini desserts which we all shared. There were fruit tarts, napoleons, raspberry glaces, chocolate layer cakes, and fresh raspberries Chantilly cream on a pistachio cake.
Everything was lovely. We chit chatted and enjoyed out afternoon. Once we left we completed the day by doing some window shopping. London is all decorated for Christmas and we saw the most beautiful street all decked out.
Several of the girls Joel goes to school with had mentioned doing a high tea in London in those first weeks here. So we decided once everyone was back from traveling we would arrange it. Last weekend was the last trip for us, so we returned our thoughts to high tea in London. Sasha (one of the girls) looked at The Ritz and booked us into the last spot the Ritz had available for while we were in London.
Saturday Hannah, Sasha and Stephanie and I all dressed up and met at the Ritz for tea. It is extremely proper so you much check your coat before being seated. Once seated in the golden inlaid dining room we were brought our tower of treats and given our choice of array of teas.
We tried, Lemon and Sage tea, Passion Fruit and Orange Blossom, Rose tea, Darjeeling, and the house special. The tower of goodies started with four different finger sandwiches for each, all on different bread, then we were brought fresh scones with jam and clotted cream and finally we were treated to two platters of mini desserts which we all shared. There were fruit tarts, napoleons, raspberry glaces, chocolate layer cakes, and fresh raspberries Chantilly cream on a pistachio cake.
Everything was lovely. We chit chatted and enjoyed out afternoon. Once we left we completed the day by doing some window shopping. London is all decorated for Christmas and we saw the most beautiful street all decked out.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Iceland
Friday afternoon we took off for Iceland on a 3 hour flight with 8 other Pepperdine students. We arrived in Iceland and took a taxi to our hotel. The cab driver played tour guide for the entire hour drive, which was very amusing but he did have a good bit of advice on a restaurant for us to eat at. So we dropped off our bags and headed out to see the city walking into the main square for dinner. Dinner was fabulous, everyone trying different Icelandic delicacies. There was puffin, whale and I kid you not rotten shark.
Saturday we slept in had breakfast at a hotel and walked the harbor of Iceland. We got back to our hotel just in time to change to go the Blue Lagoon. The Blue Lagoon is a man made lagoon attached to a spa, which is pumped full of natural hot spring water. The water is constantly replenished and runs between 100-110 degrees at all times. Iceland was sooooo cold this was an excellent way to warm up. Our pack of 11 got into the Blue Lagoon and quickly painted our faces with white silica mud masks (hey in Iceland...) anyway everyone was roaming around the lagoon together, neck deep in water with white masks on (boys included) it was sooooo funny. There was a steam room which we all enjoyed as well as we got to watch the sunset (as it sets at like 4pm there was only generally about 6 hours of daylight per day). We finished at the Blue Lagoon and got back to our hotel to catch the Northern Lights tour. Seeing the Northern Lights takes a bit of luck the atmospheric conditions have to be just perfect. We were very lucky and were able to see the Northern Lights that night. The light changes shape and moves; it's incredible. With the naked eye it looked like a bright blue/gray cloud, however Joel's camera was able to capture the slime green and vibrant purple colors. Joel really worked hard to capture the light as it takes a special technique with the camera and it was soooo cold and windy you could hardly stand, but the trooper he is stayed out there for an hour taking pictures.
Sunday we caught the golden circle tour. We started at a power plant, Iceland is completely green using the natural hot water springs as a power source. We left the power plant to see amazing waterfalls. It was extremely cold so we took all the pictures we could before hopping back on the bus. The next stop was to see that natural geysers. These geysers put Old Faithful to shame (I am told as I have not seen Old Faithful). They erupt about every 5 minutes or so shooting high into the air. The water is boiling hot, but it is soooo cold outside when it lands it would freeze on the ground. Finally we went to see where 2 tectonic plates are separating Iceland (actually causing it to grow 2-3cm per year). The area is quite beautiful and really looked like fall, trees with bright yellow and orange leaves, ponds, and of course the mountain-like plates on either side of us. Again a local suggested a Tapas place for dinner. So a group of us went there to again experience the amazing seafood of Iceland. The lobster was the best I have had. We finished the night hanging out together before having to get up in the morning to fly home.
Iceland is never a place I would have thought to visit but it was sooo worth it. That is our last official trip while we are here in London. We plan to spend the rest of our time site seeing around London and enjoying the amazing city we live in. Everything is decked out for Christmas, including Harrods with their amazing window displays set for Christmas with the Wizard of Oz theme. They have even gone so far as to change the white twinkle lights to green twinkle lights.
We are trying to stay in the moment, but looking forward to coming home to see everyone. I am sure Thanksgiving will be especially hard, but we will be with Pepperdine for a traditional dinner, a day trip to Windsor and to see a play.
Sending you all lots of love
Saturday we slept in had breakfast at a hotel and walked the harbor of Iceland. We got back to our hotel just in time to change to go the Blue Lagoon. The Blue Lagoon is a man made lagoon attached to a spa, which is pumped full of natural hot spring water. The water is constantly replenished and runs between 100-110 degrees at all times. Iceland was sooooo cold this was an excellent way to warm up. Our pack of 11 got into the Blue Lagoon and quickly painted our faces with white silica mud masks (hey in Iceland...) anyway everyone was roaming around the lagoon together, neck deep in water with white masks on (boys included) it was sooooo funny. There was a steam room which we all enjoyed as well as we got to watch the sunset (as it sets at like 4pm there was only generally about 6 hours of daylight per day). We finished at the Blue Lagoon and got back to our hotel to catch the Northern Lights tour. Seeing the Northern Lights takes a bit of luck the atmospheric conditions have to be just perfect. We were very lucky and were able to see the Northern Lights that night. The light changes shape and moves; it's incredible. With the naked eye it looked like a bright blue/gray cloud, however Joel's camera was able to capture the slime green and vibrant purple colors. Joel really worked hard to capture the light as it takes a special technique with the camera and it was soooo cold and windy you could hardly stand, but the trooper he is stayed out there for an hour taking pictures.
Sunday we caught the golden circle tour. We started at a power plant, Iceland is completely green using the natural hot water springs as a power source. We left the power plant to see amazing waterfalls. It was extremely cold so we took all the pictures we could before hopping back on the bus. The next stop was to see that natural geysers. These geysers put Old Faithful to shame (I am told as I have not seen Old Faithful). They erupt about every 5 minutes or so shooting high into the air. The water is boiling hot, but it is soooo cold outside when it lands it would freeze on the ground. Finally we went to see where 2 tectonic plates are separating Iceland (actually causing it to grow 2-3cm per year). The area is quite beautiful and really looked like fall, trees with bright yellow and orange leaves, ponds, and of course the mountain-like plates on either side of us. Again a local suggested a Tapas place for dinner. So a group of us went there to again experience the amazing seafood of Iceland. The lobster was the best I have had. We finished the night hanging out together before having to get up in the morning to fly home.
Iceland is never a place I would have thought to visit but it was sooo worth it. That is our last official trip while we are here in London. We plan to spend the rest of our time site seeing around London and enjoying the amazing city we live in. Everything is decked out for Christmas, including Harrods with their amazing window displays set for Christmas with the Wizard of Oz theme. They have even gone so far as to change the white twinkle lights to green twinkle lights.
We are trying to stay in the moment, but looking forward to coming home to see everyone. I am sure Thanksgiving will be especially hard, but we will be with Pepperdine for a traditional dinner, a day trip to Windsor and to see a play.
Sending you all lots of love
Monday, November 9, 2009
Bonjour
We took a train from London St Pancreas Station to Paris. It took a little over two hours. Once we got there we checked into our hotel and dropped off our bags. Joel and I wanted to see the Eiffel tower first so we hopped on the tube and took it to a viewing point of the Eiffel tower. It is absolutely breath taking.
We decided to go ahead and climb the tower. You climb 2 levels of stairs (major killer) and then take a lift to the top, over 900 feet above ground.
From there we went to the Arc de Triumph sooo amazing, you can see it from everywhere.
We walked from their down to Champs Elysees (the shopping is amazing- good lord what I could do with some money to burn). That walk took us to the Louvre gardens, and to the outside of the Louvre. It was getting cold so we left and headed back to the hotel. We got in and just really warmed up and headed back out to dinner. We ended up having a great meal at this Japanese restaurant-it was a total laugh watching Joel and I try to order Japanese food in french!!
The next day we started off at the Louvre. The Louvre is really cool, seeing all the famous works-its hard to believe they are real. We saw the Mona Lisa - honestly I would have to say I was underwhelmed...but there was some really amazing work there.
The Louvre is also connected to a mall, where they were opening the first Apple Store, the lines were miles long and the French were screaming and cheering! It was hysterical. From the Louvre we walked through Paris and saw Fauchon which is one of their famous food shops and La Duree, a famous patisserie. We also had Paris' best hot chocolate at Angelina. We made one more food stop at La Maison du Chocolat where we bought hand made chocolates including champagne truffles. We headed to Notre Dame and climbed to the top. The history is amazing there, and the bell tower is just unreal. The bell is over 13 tons. I felt like I was living in Victor Hugo's world. The gargoyles watching over Paris are absolutely enchanting.
We watched the sunset set at the top of Notre Dame and then made a mad dash to Museum d'Orsay which for me the highlight seeing Dega's Ballerina, as well as several of Van Gogh's painting including a self portrait.
After the museum we decided to head back to Champs Elysees for dinner, lets just say dinner was NOT good. When we got back to the room we had our champagne truffles and called it a night.
The next day we decided to take a day trip to Versailles. We took a train to Versailles. The chateau is soooo beautiful as are the grounds. The most amazing part was the hall of mirrors. If you get a chance google it or we will show pics when we can. The gardens at Versailles made the gardens at the Getty museum look like a preschool garden. Its unreal the sculpture and art involved in the landscape there.
Once we left Versailles we headed to the Musee Rodin where we saw The Thinker and Rodins Gates if Hell. To top off our day we headed to Mariage Freres the most famous loose leaf tea house in Paris, that has been around since the 1800s. We grabbed a bite on the street and headed back to the room for a quick rest. Because the Eiffel tower is celebrating its 120 birthday there is a special light show - so we went back out to watch the show. The Eiffel tower is even more beautiful at night all lit up. It was such a site to see it light up with different colors and effects. Of course we had to top off our evening with crepe stand treats, chocolate and banana crepes and fresh made churros.
The last day we were in Paris we decided to shop around the city. We went to some boutiques and walked around shops for most of the day - grabbing lunch in Fauchon before heading back to catch the train to London.
See our facebook pages for all the pictures
We decided to go ahead and climb the tower. You climb 2 levels of stairs (major killer) and then take a lift to the top, over 900 feet above ground.
From there we went to the Arc de Triumph sooo amazing, you can see it from everywhere.
We walked from their down to Champs Elysees (the shopping is amazing- good lord what I could do with some money to burn). That walk took us to the Louvre gardens, and to the outside of the Louvre. It was getting cold so we left and headed back to the hotel. We got in and just really warmed up and headed back out to dinner. We ended up having a great meal at this Japanese restaurant-it was a total laugh watching Joel and I try to order Japanese food in french!!
The next day we started off at the Louvre. The Louvre is really cool, seeing all the famous works-its hard to believe they are real. We saw the Mona Lisa - honestly I would have to say I was underwhelmed...but there was some really amazing work there.
The Louvre is also connected to a mall, where they were opening the first Apple Store, the lines were miles long and the French were screaming and cheering! It was hysterical. From the Louvre we walked through Paris and saw Fauchon which is one of their famous food shops and La Duree, a famous patisserie. We also had Paris' best hot chocolate at Angelina. We made one more food stop at La Maison du Chocolat where we bought hand made chocolates including champagne truffles. We headed to Notre Dame and climbed to the top. The history is amazing there, and the bell tower is just unreal. The bell is over 13 tons. I felt like I was living in Victor Hugo's world. The gargoyles watching over Paris are absolutely enchanting.
We watched the sunset set at the top of Notre Dame and then made a mad dash to Museum d'Orsay which for me the highlight seeing Dega's Ballerina, as well as several of Van Gogh's painting including a self portrait.
After the museum we decided to head back to Champs Elysees for dinner, lets just say dinner was NOT good. When we got back to the room we had our champagne truffles and called it a night.
The next day we decided to take a day trip to Versailles. We took a train to Versailles. The chateau is soooo beautiful as are the grounds. The most amazing part was the hall of mirrors. If you get a chance google it or we will show pics when we can. The gardens at Versailles made the gardens at the Getty museum look like a preschool garden. Its unreal the sculpture and art involved in the landscape there.
Once we left Versailles we headed to the Musee Rodin where we saw The Thinker and Rodins Gates if Hell. To top off our day we headed to Mariage Freres the most famous loose leaf tea house in Paris, that has been around since the 1800s. We grabbed a bite on the street and headed back to the room for a quick rest. Because the Eiffel tower is celebrating its 120 birthday there is a special light show - so we went back out to watch the show. The Eiffel tower is even more beautiful at night all lit up. It was such a site to see it light up with different colors and effects. Of course we had to top off our evening with crepe stand treats, chocolate and banana crepes and fresh made churros.
The last day we were in Paris we decided to shop around the city. We went to some boutiques and walked around shops for most of the day - grabbing lunch in Fauchon before heading back to catch the train to London.
See our facebook pages for all the pictures
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