Beginning of the long flight...
Halfway through the flight
First stop: Buckingham Palace for the Changing of the Guard
After a nap and shower we headed to the London Eye to get a view of London from up high.
Big Ben/Parliament in the background
Thames River
After the London Eye we went to Picadilly Circus, which is described as a Times Square of London, for dinner
On our second day we went to Westminster Abbey
Day Two - River Cruise boat over to the Tower of London
Views of Big Ben/Parliament and the London Eye from the boat
Tower Bridge
Tower of London
Waiting for the tour
View of a street by our London hotel
Outside view of the underground stop near our hotel
Day Three - Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery
Spent a lot of time on the underground so figured we should take some pictures there.
Earl's Court underground station near our hotel
Outside our London hotel
Germany - afternoon out with the family
Karl, Noah, and Philip
Walking to the waterfall
Beautiful Germany
Family photo
We went all the way up in the cold, drizzling air...
...and rode all the way down.
Lunch with family friends
Karl and his Uncle Kurt
Enjoying the food
Family flower shop and land
Early morning train ride to Paris (required a 4:45 AM wake up...yawn!)
Four hour bike tour of Paris began right when we got off the train...rained on and off the entire time but it was a great way to get to know the city of Paris
Dome Church - Napoleon is buried here
Seine River
Arc de Triomphe on the Champs Elysees
Getting ready to wait in line to go to the top of the Eiffel Tower
Top of the Tower!
Seine River
Eiffel Tower lit up at night
Enjoying a hot chocolate crepe just as the lights began to sparkle and shine at the top of the hour.
Ahh....the chocolate croissant....a little bite of heaven....truly that delicious...came from the chocolatier shop right across the street from the hotel
Mona Lisa at the Louvre
Venus de Milo - Louvre Museum
Huh???
Dining room in Napoleon's apartments at the Louvre
Notre Dame
Inside Notre Dame
Luxembourg Palace and Gardens
Symmetry seen all over Paris
Pantheon - resting place of many greats....Victor Hugo, Marie Curie, Voltaire to name a few
Looking from the Pantheon down a Parisian street and seeing the Eiffel Tower
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