France 2011!

Dear Mom and Dad, Family and Friends,
We made it! We're safe and sound, if not a bit sleep deprived, but in good spirits and quite happy to be here in Paris. It's officially Saturday morning at 1:30 am! Everyone has been asleep for a long while now, but it's taken me this long to get the hotel internet to work and I promised a few girls that I would get a post in so you wouldn't worry! (I insisted M. Leclercq get some sleep).

Our day was jam-packed! After a long and, for some, restless/eventful plane ride, we began our day with a two hour bus tour of Paris. Our guide, Jerome, is a Parisian who knows an impressive array of history about this grand old city. The tour oriented us to famous landmarks and, as we a we toured various arrondissements along the way, allowed us to plan our shopping and site seeing for the tail end of the trip.

After checking into the hotel, we visited the Tour Eiffel and had a entertaining and relaxing guided boat tour on the Seine. By dinnertime, we were all famished and glad to take a seat in the 17th c building that housed our restaurant and offered us and course after course. We had so much food in fact, that most refused to order dessert because we were too full (and tired)! It was almost 11 pm Paris time when we hopped on the Metro (they're quite skilled at navigating this mode of transportation after just one day!) and headed back to the hotel.

Now they're tucked away, dreaming of how lucky they are to have parents like you who sent them on this cool trip. Thanks mom, dad, grandma, grandpa, and everyone else who made this trip to France possible. There was so much to take in today, but mostly, we're overwhelmed by your generosity. xoxo!