Ramblings of a Geek and Father

Downtime…It’s About Time

Jesse — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:19:22 +0000

So after navigating the train, we got to Nice, France. The train part wasn’t that bad, other than the Cat Lady! First, we didn’t really understand that you had to find space for your luggage in the train car anywhere you could. We barely found space for the 2 suitcases and the stroller. I figured [...]

The Reason Everyone Goes to Paris

Jesse — Fri, 11 May 2012 21:32:31 +0000

So today was the day. We were going to make it to the Eiffel Tower today. Isn’t that the reason that everyone goes to Paris – to see the Eiffel Tower? We started our day with a visit to the Catacombs. What a wield experience. The history around how the Catacombs came to be is [...]

The Pink Palace

Jesse — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:06:47 +0000

With our lunches packed, we transferred from the Metro to the RER and headed to Versailles for the day. We couldn’t have asked for more spectacular weather. The sun was hot and he sky was blue with not a cloud to be seen. This may have been the reason that a few got some burnt [...]

Museum Adventures

Jesse — Wed, 09 May 2012 21:39:08 +0000

The challenge for me is that I average my visits to a museum once every 4 or 5 years. The plan for today was to fill my quota for the next 20 years. Yes, that’s right, all in a single day. We started the day at Napoleon’s tomb. What a place! We went attempted to [...]

Historic Paris

Jesse — Tue, 08 May 2012 21:13:44 +0000

It wouldn’t make sense to come all the way to Paris and not see the many historic sites. Tuesday we started working our way through the itinerary. We began the day at the Concierge where all sorts of famous prisoners were stored during the French Revolution, including Marie Antoinette. Jackson behaved very well unless some [...]