La Maison Hostel Paris

... than his last works.

There were also some sculptures, although we saw only one bust of his son that had been done by his own hand. Renoir had to have an assistant sculpt them as he was crippled by arthritis in his later years. I'd read that one of his assistants, Richard Guino, had to sue to get due recognition, and it was interesting to see that Guino's name is now listed first on all of their collaborations.

Although photos are not permitted because of ...

... as us.
We get to Paris We lose kristen in a store so me and val find some internet. Kristen says she left, got tired of waiting for us and got a hostel. So me and Valerie Couchsurf at Nicolas Horneau's house a very nice guy who replied to our last minute Paris couch emergency request. He lived right above city center in a really nice apartment he gave us keys, let us take showers, do ...

... monuments etc. and then we went to the Chinese Beer Garten for lunch again! After, the tour guide showed us where the river running through the gardens had had rapids artificially put into it so there were a whole group of surfers in the river! After that, we continued on our tour, saw some more important monuments and finished back where we started. We decided to climb up to the top of one of the bell towers of the one of the churches to get a full view of Munich...there were ...

Friday was a cold and cloudy day in Disney. As Maranda pointed out... there is something not right about wearing a coat at Disney. The rides were similar but different. For instance, Space Mountain was in the dark like Disney World but they had added loops and a cork-screw. Meredith did not care much for that surprise. Saturday was spent relaxing at the Marriott... and Saturday evening we visited the Val de Europe mall. Here are some more pics...

... the beer and the vibe in the resort's hottest bars and clubs before the stampede.



The event is followed by Le Mondial du Ski (The World of Skiing) the weekend after on 7th-9th November.

... building though, I took lots of pictures of the building, and a few pictures of people taking pictures of pictures, which I thought was it's own new form of artwork. We then ducked into a bistro for dinner and slowly walked over to catch the 9pm Bateau Mouches. (We found a book about all the romantic places to kiss in Paris and it said we had to get in some Bateau SMOOCHES!) Oh yeah, did I mention yet that it rained ...

... some things for dinner. I made Valentin's favorite dish (he is Angele's son, 15). Its a french version of macaroni and cheese...lardon (like chopped up bacon), cream (liquide) and cheese et voila, il est content! (en fin, c'est seulement Leona qui peut le faire!il a dit) I also made something like parmesan chicken and I am ready to sleep!!! The first day complete..je suis contente et tres fatigue!

... all starting to look the same! Biggest surprise of the day? The orderliness of the traffic, particularly around large roundabouts with no line markings and cars turning in all directions. No tooting, no hand gestures. Mind you, who would argue with a double decker bus?.. Biggest curiosity of the day? The rat trap shop (with displays of stuffed and decayed rats in the window.) Next to the patisserie...

Everytime I'm back I go to eat the same thing at the same place. Saint Michel, just a few blocks from Notre Dame. But Paris is really good at consistently doing different things at the same old places so as I was honing in on the perfect lunch, I noticed tents and music and laughter and..oh of course its a fete! Moyen Age is just a strange way to say middle ages, and as I ...

... not warm, was looking ok for the next few days, which was great given the amount of walking we had planned. Mom and dad took a well-deserved nap to fight the time change in the afternoon (I don't think their cause was helped by a screaming baby 2 rows over during the flight) and then we all met up for dinner Thursday night near the hotel. Following what was likely the strangest pizza they've seen, we walked down the high-end shopping area on the way home. In ...