L'Arc de Triomphe.
Anna enjoying her pastries at brunch. Check out the view!
Looking toward the Louvre from the Tuileries.
A series here of Anna & Anita walking.
Letting go & walking!
More walking, note the Eiffel Tower by Anita's right elbow.
In front of the Louvre. Photo by unknown tourist.
Roller-cop. Photo by Anita.
The pyramid at the Louvre.
Another view of the Louvre. Photo by Anita.
We hopped on the subway this morning to check out the Arc de Triomphe. We had a late breakfast at a place with a great view of the Arc and Anna really loved one of the pastries with strawberries on it--she just couldn't get enough of it!
We walked down the Champs-Elysees toward the Louvre with one stop off at Au Nain Bleu, which wasn't worth the trip (Au Nain Bleu was made to sound interesting & special in my guidebook (Paris with Kids by Valerie Gwinner, otherwise highly recommended) but everything was super expensive or the same stuff we have at home).
Anyway, we went to the Tuileries and I wanted to get Anna out of the stroller to stretch her legs. What better place than the Tuileries? We stopped near a little pond that had some ducks in it (her favorite!) and we took a walk around. Then Nana had a turn and Anna decided that this was the moment in time where she would start to walk on her own! How exciting! Of course I have about one million pictures of her doing this, but I'll spare you and just post a few. This is also the time when I took Anna's pacifier out of her mouth for the rest of her trip (wake-time only, of course she still had it at nap & bedtimes!).
After Anna's legs were too tired to continue, we walked up to the pyramid at the Louvre and looked down then walked back to our apartment along the Seine. Anna took a nap, then we checked out the park, and then she ate her cheese & egg crepe that she was super excited to eat (she watched the man make it and then she had to wait until we walked back to our apartment (about 10 doors down) and up the elevator (six floors) to eat it.
Anna had a little harder time getting to sleep tonight, but I think it was because her restless time moved to her bedtime. Once she was asleep, she slept all night and I woke her at 9 AM on Friday morning.
