......well almost all the kids.............
Mum came over for a visit and the week before the Easter hols and although she always says she is happy to potter in Luxembourg city, we finally had some decent weather and I thought it was about time I took her around to see a bit more of Lux....it's not that big after all....no excuses!!!!
We went to Echternach where there is a lovely lake you can do a circular walk around and a park at the end to entertain Ruby whilst we sat and rested!! I even packed a picnic. We went to the little town square and sat out in the sunshine drinking coffee.....kind of relaxing if it wasn't for ruby jumping up and down out of her chair every two seconds!!!!!
Whilst we bundled Ruby off to creche for a couple of days, we ventured up north to Vianden, where there is a rather grand castle up on a hill and cobbled streets town down to the river.....a real tourist place and all the americans LOVE it.........for us brits with a whole lifetime of visiting castles and old towns......I never feel the same "WOW"!! These americans can't get enough of them so they are in their element around here! It is pretty cool as there is a chairlift that takes you from the town, across the river and up towards the castle on the hill........which is also where the forest is with a rope climbing course.......fun :-)
So having given my mum a nice week lunching and visiting different cafs for coffee and cake (she is German don't forget!).......the deal was we would leave Ruby at home with her, whilst the rest of us buzzed off to Paris pour le week-end :-)
It all sounds great in the planning......leaving was not such a great experience......the poor love was crying at the window as we all piled into the taxi :-(( My mum tells me she was as right as rain 5 minutes after we'd gone and behaved equally well the whole weekend..........meanwhile Shaun and I in the taxi both agreed we would NEVER do it again!
Mind you - once we were on board the TGV and found our 4 seats with table and were playing cards together for the quick 2 hour journey to Gare de l'est........we were having an equally lovely time!
We stayed in the St Germain des Pres area which we love........all the pottering around and cafes to rest our legs in and watch the world go by!
we stayed in a lovely hotel which had a very French feel..........
and the kids had fun showing it off.......
Millie never one to miss the chance of a pose.......
of course we took them to the famous landmarks :-)
yes we waited in line to get up to the top of the Eiffel tower........i was super-organised and booked our tickets ahead of time and then we arrived to only 1 lift working and had to wait anyway..........we weren't quite dressed for the weather and huddled together for an hour before we could escape into the tower!
By Sunday, the sun shone and we were warm again! Especially after climbing the hill and steps to reach Montmartre.
We had fun and enjoyed spending some quality time with C & M without having to chase down the street after our little monkey!
A fun weekend.......you can never get enough of Paris however many times you go!!!
Mum came over for a visit and the week before the Easter hols and although she always says she is happy to potter in Luxembourg city, we finally had some decent weather and I thought it was about time I took her around to see a bit more of Lux....it's not that big after all....no excuses!!!!
We went to Echternach where there is a lovely lake you can do a circular walk around and a park at the end to entertain Ruby whilst we sat and rested!! I even packed a picnic. We went to the little town square and sat out in the sunshine drinking coffee.....kind of relaxing if it wasn't for ruby jumping up and down out of her chair every two seconds!!!!!
Whilst we bundled Ruby off to creche for a couple of days, we ventured up north to Vianden, where there is a rather grand castle up on a hill and cobbled streets town down to the river.....a real tourist place and all the americans LOVE it.........for us brits with a whole lifetime of visiting castles and old towns......I never feel the same "WOW"!! These americans can't get enough of them so they are in their element around here! It is pretty cool as there is a chairlift that takes you from the town, across the river and up towards the castle on the hill........which is also where the forest is with a rope climbing course.......fun :-)
So having given my mum a nice week lunching and visiting different cafs for coffee and cake (she is German don't forget!).......the deal was we would leave Ruby at home with her, whilst the rest of us buzzed off to Paris pour le week-end :-)
It all sounds great in the planning......leaving was not such a great experience......the poor love was crying at the window as we all piled into the taxi :-(( My mum tells me she was as right as rain 5 minutes after we'd gone and behaved equally well the whole weekend..........meanwhile Shaun and I in the taxi both agreed we would NEVER do it again!
Mind you - once we were on board the TGV and found our 4 seats with table and were playing cards together for the quick 2 hour journey to Gare de l'est........we were having an equally lovely time!
We stayed in the St Germain des Pres area which we love........all the pottering around and cafes to rest our legs in and watch the world go by!
we stayed in a lovely hotel which had a very French feel..........
and the kids had fun showing it off.......
Millie never one to miss the chance of a pose.......
of course we took them to the famous landmarks :-)
yes we waited in line to get up to the top of the Eiffel tower........i was super-organised and booked our tickets ahead of time and then we arrived to only 1 lift working and had to wait anyway..........we weren't quite dressed for the weather and huddled together for an hour before we could escape into the tower!
By Sunday, the sun shone and we were warm again! Especially after climbing the hill and steps to reach Montmartre.
We had fun and enjoyed spending some quality time with C & M without having to chase down the street after our little monkey!
A fun weekend.......you can never get enough of Paris however many times you go!!!
