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Last day in Paris

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 This month has flown by. We took a taxi to drop off our big suitcase at DHL today to ship it home. The taxi driver had the cutest little dog with him, but he made him stay in his seat up front. You can tell by his face he wasn't happy about it.  We shipped the bag, so we don't need to lug it on trains as we travel to Bruges, Belgium and Switzerland. It feels real that we leave tomorrow morning. We had our last picnic at our favorite park and our last gelato from our place down the street. I walked to get the best croissants this morning, and we picked up our little desserts for after dinner. Yes, we have been very food centered on this trip. We ended the day with a great dinner and a brief walk to the Seine.  We have enjoyed the beautiful scenery and have really loved all of the experiences we've had here. We are looking forward to the next leg of the journey.                            ...
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Last Museum Visit

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 Today was our last museum visit in Paris. We went to the Musee de Orangerie which happens to be in our favorite park. We walked through the Louvre's courtyard and enjoyed lunch in the park after our museum visit. The museum houses Monet's water lilies along with many other famous artist's works. Monet was involved in designing the museum so that it could hold his massive paintings. They are amazing to see but difficult to capture in pictures. We are starting to pack and confirm our upcoming travel plans so the afternoon was devoted to tasks. We did fit in time for ice cream.  We took a stroll along the Seine and went by Notre Dame before dinner. We took pictures of a bronze statue that is in front to the Church. It is famous for not being destroyed by the Nazis. It had strong connections to Charlemagne and the Germans respected it. {I was able to capture a bird that photo bombed my picture.} We had a lovely dinner out this evening and enjoyed our walk home.    ...
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Fontainebleau

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 If you ever need to pick between Versailles and Fontainebleau, go to Fontainebleau. We took the train there today and had a wonderful time. There were no crowds. There were a couple of class trips, but they were not large groups and easy to work around. We have been surprised with the number of class trips we have encountered on all our different visits. The French are serious about educating their kids about history and art. It is impressive. The Fontainebleau was a 45-minute train ride, followed by a short bus ride. There was no line to enter and there weren't many people in the mansion as we went through. It is smaller than Versailles but definitely big enough. This was home to assorted kings, Marie Antoniette and Napoleon, along with and a Pope or two. The rooms are magnificent, as are the Chapel, and grounds. We rented a rowboat and Jack was able to row us around one of the ponds on the property.  I will let you see for yourself how lovely it is here, and I apologize for...
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