day 245: Today in addition to all of the other fun New York sightseeing, we got to have the awesome-ly cool outing of going to see a Broadway show… starring one of my oldest friends. I’ve been friends with Bridget since middle school and it was way way beyond cool to see her starring in the new Mark Twain comedy “Is He Dead?” which is playing at the Lyceum theater. We got to go backstage (and on the stage) after the show and it was pretty much the best thing ever. If you’re in New York you should definitely go see the show… it’s hilarious!

day 244 : On our last day in Paris we went back to the Luxembourg gardens for one last stroll. I love that the park is always full of couples and it’s so ridiculously scenic. We saw this American couple in the park and I was commenting on how you can only get away with matching berets once you reach a certain age. I think Ben and I should take a trip back to Paris when we’re 70… both wearing matching berets.

day 243: On Wednesday night we finally made our way over to the Louvre (for the much cheaper ticket price and much less crowded museum since it’s open late) it’s impossible to see the whole museum at once but we wandered through one wing of it. I’m always blown away by the enormousness of some of the paintings… like this one by Le Brun.

day 242: Today we went for the super-tourist day, visiting the Eiffel tower, the Champs Elysees and other very crowded, “must do” sights. What better way to start the day than with a tiny coffee? Parisians don’t normally take their coffee to go so we were quite entertained to find a takeout coffee place that would give you an espresso to go. And since we went to the Eiffel tower I just had to post a photo of that as well.

day 241: Monday was the day that we decided to go back to all of our old hangouts, starting with the street that our apartment was on. Since we were in the neighborhood we couldn’t resist stopping at our favorite bakery on the corner of Rue Yves Toudic and Rue Marseille in the 10th arrondisment. They make something they call a mini pave, which is the most delicious tiny bread you will ever taste, full of many different tasty fillings. My favorite is the olive but they’re all delicious. Mmmm mini paves.

day 240: This Sunday was the first Sunday of the month which means that most of the museums in Paris were free. Ben and I took advantage of the free-ness and headed to the Rodin museum and the Musee d’Orsay all in one day. We’ve been to the Musee d’Orsay many times but I still love it!

day 239: Well after a week in France we’re finally in PARIS! Paris is one of my all-time favorite cities, the city Ben and I called home for 6 months, and the city we got engaged in. I clearly have a thing for Paris 🙂 I was sooo excited to get in to town this afternoon and just go for one of the long rambling walks that makes this city so amazing. I couldn’t decide which photo I liked best so I put up two. Any votes for a favorite?

day 238: On our last day in Normandy we decided to take a little tour of the region we were staying in (the Pays d’Auge) and check out some of the gardens, cider orchards, and cheese farms. It was all pretty low key and I think it may have been a tad on the slow side for Sam, who made up games with Tai and Jon to entertain himself on one of our garden tours. I don’t think they encourage hedge jumping here but check out the height 🙂

day 237: On Thursday we drove out to the coast to the town of Etretat. The town is situated on the one flat stretch of beach between two massive cliffs. You can walk up either side to various lookout points. It was a bit of an overcast day but the views were still breathtaking.

day 236: On Wednesday we drove to the town of Honfleur and spent the day wandering and looking in little shops. One of the highlights of the day was our stop in the Maison Satie which has to be one of the coolest museums I’ve ever been in. The super awesome motion sensor audioguides combined with the great music and crazy installations made it really unique experience.