Isabella Senior Trip

12 Paris - Versailles 27 9-530, Latin quarter, dinner, early bed
13 Paris - Big bus tour Main Route Eiffel Tower 25 930-11, Louvre-Pyramide 17 9-6, Notre-Dame Cathedral free 8-6, Arc de Triomphe/Champs-Elysées, and Trocadéro; Montmarte Route, see the Moulin Rouge, Sacré Coeur, Gare du Nord, and Musée Grevin; ,
14 Paris - Catacombs 20 10-830, jardin of royal palace, lille
15 belgium, brussels grand square, food truck waffles, chocolate museum, atomium, brussels arch, mannequin pis, parks, bruges, ghent, luxembourg mini Europe 15
16 Luxembourg Casemates, Gelle Fra (golden lady), Adolf Bridge, glass elevator, Grand Ducal Palace (and the The Chocolate House across the street), Place Guillame II, etc.  if you’re driving and aren’t sick of castles Vianden is beautiful!!! It’s a popular destination though, so if you wanted to see a cool castle that’s less busy I’d recommend Beaufort castle. And after Beaufort you could take a hike around Le Petite Swiss (a gorgeous hiking/walking area).
Amsterdam -
17 London big ben, london eye, Buckingham palace, hyde park, tower of london, Thames walk, Trafalgar square, tower bridge, west minister abbey, Camden market, Soho, parliament hill, Baker street, Harry Potter tour, platform 9 3/4, oxford street, Leicester square, piccadilly circus, little venice, daunt books, regents park, Kensington gardens, primrose hill, london bridge
18 London
19 Fly home
 
Macaroons/chocolate desserts 930-10
Louvre photos 10-1030
Museum de orsey 11-1
Flea market 1-2
Luxemborg gardens 2-3
Monoprix 3-4

12-14 Paris
14-16 London
16-19 car Belgium, Amsterdam, Luxembourg

Bonjour

We got ourselves a French Foreign Exchange Student.

We had no expectations.

Bella picked her after reading apps and looking at pics.

It would only be for 10 days.

We got a girl named Charlotte.

She turned out to be beyond amazing.

The instant connection was unlike any I have ever known.

Only thing similar was meeting my husband.

I loved her more in ten days than most people I know.

Now she is back in France.

I was in a real funk for two days.

Then I did the adult thing and picked myself up again.

I'll have to visit her soon.

And she wants to come back here again, too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I found a new member of our family
- even if it isn't strictly biology.

 

The rest of the students were great too.

One of the teachers, Sylvia, was beyond great also.

I told me husband, she would be a bestie, if she lived here.

Should I do it again this summer for a month with a Spanish student?

I don't know.

I feel like I might have been ruined forever.

 

Love you guys, especially my Charlotte!

Oh and this French guy was just hot so I took a(some) picture(s) of him!
 Sad thing, he doesn't even know I have this picture.
Thank you super awesome zoom and my inherent stalker skills.
Yeah I'm a creeper! :)