Eurojournal - 14 August 2006

At last, no rain! We even had some sun. So we prepared some lunch and headed out to La Tour Eiffel. We dropped by the boulangerie and picked up some wheat bread to go with the curry tofu I made along with some apple treats. We found a great spot in the grass and enjoyed the lunch with the pigeons. The lines were insanely long so we did not even bother with going up the tower. Maybe later this week at opening or when the tourists leave. Instead we hopped on a boat along the Seine river to see the sights. We went all around the Ile de La Cite and Ile de St Louis and back to La Tour Eiffel. We saw Notre Dame, Pont Neuf, Musee D’Orsay. Liam was pretty bored with the whole things because the boat didn’t go fast enough. I was pretty sad about that. Oh well, he is 4. Luna liked the second half and loved hearing all the facts. She liked to tell us after the speaker, “Mom, did you know that…” After the boat tour, we checked out the skatepark. We stayed for about 2 hours while Byron had a fabulous time. The little ones had fun too. It was quiet so they could run about and ride Byron’s skateboard. They especially enjoyed sliding down the bowl. There was an old concrete swimming pool converted into a half pipe. We came home and ate vegan ravioli, salad and a peach for dinner.

Notre Dame;On the boat in the Seine;Liam mailing postcards from La Tour Eiffel; part of skatepark