France: an epilogue

I'm finally to the end of posting all about our trip to France!  But before I completely move on, I wanted to give a little recap of some of our favorite things while there and share a few new photos.

Jacob's favorite meal

Give this guy some meat and potatoes and he will be happy. :)

My favorite meal 

(crepes totally count as a meal, right?!)

Favorite spots:

This bridge near the Latin Quarter offered the best view of Notre Dame

on top of Notre Dame 

my first view of the city

the peaceful, pretty Luxembourg Garden

another amazing view of the city from the top of Sacre Coeur

best people watching

We watched these cute old Frenchmen play petanque in the park (it's kinda like bocce ball).  

Jacob used to see them all the time on his mission, actually in this very same park in Soissons.

best nature scenes

at a park in Paris

Jacob puckering up under some mistletoe. :)

in the magical forest of Paimpont, searching for Merlin's Tomb

garden at the Chateau de Chenonceau

garden at Chateau de Champvallins (the B&B where we stayed)

Last few favorite shots:

Notre Dame at night

Eiffel Tower by moonlight

scariest/funniest moment:

driving the wrong direction down a one-way street in Paris

best souvenirs:

all the chocolate and caramels we brought home...and my cute new purse...and some fabulous earrings...

and many more :) 

worst souvenirs:

the speeding ticket we received in the mail two weeks after we arrived home

oops!

the extra few pounds we gained on the scale 

(all that butter and bread was worth it)

Of course the best part about our trip being over was coming home to our little sweetie.

The next time we go to France maybe she will be with us!  We want to go back someday and do a whole tour of Europe.  It would be fun to take Katie when she's older.  We loved our time in France!  The people were so nice and wonderful.  They maybe aren't quite as open and talkative as Americans can be with strangers, but no one was ever rude to us, even with the language barrier.  I'm sure it helped that Jacob speaks French, though. :)   We were always careful with our belongings and never had anything stolen, which we were very grateful for.  We ate way too much delicious, butter-drenched food, saw some awe-inspiring art and architecture, and met a lot of really wonderful people.  Great memories!  Overall, it was an amazing trip that you should all take if you ever get the opportunity!  

Now I need a new trip to plan. Where should we go next?