Paris.. Day 2!

Even though we were tired from the day before, we got up around 530 on Saturday morning to shower & get ready for breakfast! We all were ready and in the breakfast room at 7am. We ate what they had which was lame, but whatever, it was food, and headed to the shuttle. We took that same shuttle back to Disney because the train station was right there! So handy. So we got to the train station (we had gotten our train tickets the previous day) and as we were about to head down the escalator Ayden threw up all of his yogurt from breakfast. It was horrible! I don't know why it didn't agree with him, but it didn't. I didn't have another jacket for him, and it was miserably cold, so we cleaned him up the best we could and headed to catch our train into the city. We got on our train, (mind you, this is Mine, Darryl's, Caleb's, AND Ayden's first train ride ever)and Caleb was in love!

He thought it was the coolest thing ever!! It was about a 40 minute train ride into the city and both boys did great. No more sickness from Ayden, so I guess it WAS the yogurt.

We got to the city, went up the stairs from the train, and saw

this BEAUTY!

The train dropped us off right by the Arc de Triomphe. It was so large and so beautiful.

When traveling in Italy last October, we used the big red bus tour, and we were using it again that day in Paris!

It was great since the weather was kind of bad. Our first stop after getting on the bus was the Eiffel tower! We were so excited.

It was so massive and beautiful!!

The architecture was just. amazing.

We took an elevator up to the second floor where there was a bakery.

We had a great time eating crepes!! We all loved them. And they went perfectly with hot chocolate on such a cold day!

The snow/ice sculptures on the second level of the Eiffel tower were beautiful. But boy was it ever COLD up there!!! The view was so worth it

though. It was SO amazingly breathtaking.

After defrosting for a bit, we headed back down the elevator, and headed to find our next bus stop, and get a picture in front of the Eiffel Tower. We had to walk quite a ways just to be able to fit it all in the frame! And THEN it started snowing like crazy!!! Yucko!

We got on the bus and headed to the Lourve.. still cold but loving every second!! We even got to see the Mona Lisa!!

We also stopped by the Notre Dame, and some great little shops down by the alley near it.

Then, we went back to the Eiffel Tower to see it lit up at night!

We got back on the bus afterwards and found the Hard Rock Cafe!! Our fave place to stop for food while traveling Europe!!

And then headed back to the hotel around 9ish. We were all COLD and so worn out!

The next morning, we got everything ready and went to check out at our hotel.

The kids loved the lobby and really enjoyed playing in it before we hit the road.

We decided to drive through the city to see a few things..

I loved this wall. Isn't it gorgeous?

We also stopped by the Moulin Rouge to see it.

Pretty awesome!

SO long Paris!!

Day 5-- Venice, Italy

For the last day of our trip, we drove from Rome to Venice. It was about a 4-5 hour drive, I can't even remember for sure now. LOL But anyway, we got to Venice and it was cold and rainy! Nothing like it had been in Pisa or Rome! So we had packed long sleeved shirts and coats, so I changed the boys and we started walking to the main part of the city. It was SO beautiful there! There was only one problem, they had bridges everywhere for people to cross the waters (walking) from place to place. Well, on every single bridge, it was all steps. Now, keep in mind we both had a stroller!(didn't bring the sit n stand because we both just wanted to have a stroller for the little shops and narrow spaces, it's just easier that way here in Europe) LOL We had to start out with this massive step bridge, just to get across to the main part of the city! But we made it work!We crossed SOOO many bridges as we were walking but Caleb would just get out of his stroller and walk up the steps, and Darryl would hold the light umbrella stroller up, while he helped me pick up mine with Ay in it. It was an experience! Haha. But we thoroughly enjoyed it. It was so peaceful there, and just sooo gorgeous. My favorite kind of place! The most awesome part of Venice was riding a gondola!! IT was amazing. I told Darryl it could have been a potentially romantic situation, but we had a kid on each of our laps jabbering away! Hahaha. But it was an awesome family moment, and we wouldn't have had it any other way. We even saw the house where Marco Polo lived at one point! That was pretty cool. The shops there had really good pizza and awesome gelato too!

And No, Eric, both ice cream cones are NOT mine! Hahaha.

We got back to the car, and headed home around 7pm. We love to trave at night because the boys sleep the entire time and it's super peaceful. :)

They were worn out too! As you can see! And Caleb's face was dirty as ever, LOL. But anyway, we had an awesome trip all-around, and made it home around 2 in the morning!

Day 4-- Rome, Italy

The next day we got up pretty early and ate breakfast, (which was awesome at the hotel we stayed at!) and then headed to get to the bus we'd be taking all day. It was the neatest thing, this bus took you to all the main places in Rome, dropped you off, and would have a bus coming back every 15 minutes to pick up if you wanted to go somewhere else. It was really cool! First we headed back to the Vatican to see the museum. I REALLY wanted to see the Sistine Chapel, and we did! I snuck a few pictures in in there but I'm not posting them, because I wasn't supposed to take any in the first place. LOL Anyway, that was pretty awesome. Then we hopped on our bus, and headed to the Trevi Fountain. (Caleb just LOVED riding on the bus! Ay didn't mind it much either :) )
The Trevi Fountain was gorgeous! We all loved it! There were these guys all dressed up and so Darryl took a picture with them, only to end up paying 5 euro for them being IN the picture! Haha. But they are funny pictures.

Then we headed to the Spanish Steps..

And look! There are even Saints fans in Rome! Hahaha. Kidding, kidding.
Then we hopped back on the bus and went a couple stops down, so it would drop us of by the Hard Rock Cafe'! It was sooo yummy too!

This is the face of Caleb's when you know he's up to no good.
We then headed to the Coliseum. It was so awesome to see in person!! We totally loved it. The inside was so much different than I pictured it too, though I was just thinking about the movie Gladiator. Hahaha. Now we must go buy that movie!!


Then we hopped back on the bus but this time rode on the top, since we weren't going to have to get off for awhile. Caleb and Ayden loved riding on the top! It was pretty cute! It was amazing to get to see all of these things that I only thought I'd ever be able to see in the pages of a history book!! We really enjoyed Rome.