This time around we were determined to make it to the French Open. Last time in Germany we made it to Wimbledon and had a great time - but getting tickets into the French Open were impossible. It took months to get the tickets but we got them. We broke up the drive by staying in Ramstein for the night (found out through earlier trial and error that Ty was NOT going to make that long a trip!), and we arrived to Paris in the rain. The next day it rained as well but we tried to make the best of it by touring around the city and trying to keep Tyler dry.
Climbing up to the Sacre Coeur Basilica....it's a good stair workout (particularly with Ty, stroller, bags, etc)
Well, when in France.....Sharing baguette at the Basilica (and for Mom - hot, hot coffee! did I mention Ty doesn't sleep well the first night in a hotel? LOL) We all devoured plain baguettes from Paul's bakery - delicious!
Closer view of the Sacre Coeur. When I went inside there was a special service going on for Memorial Day. While not an exceptionally old church, it is a beautiful one!
The layered look LOL Trying hard to stay warm and dry. While we love using the backpack for Ty, tucking a big shawl/scarf into her stroller to be used as a sling comes in real handy
YEAAA!! Break in the clouds looking down the Champs Elysee
Checking out the Roland Garos site for tomorrow.
After being rained out so much we knew the crowds were going to be craaaazy!
Getting ready for the French Open....then we realized that it was not going to be that sunny (wishful thinking), so with a quick change we headed out and managed to get a whole day of tennis without rain! We were very happy to be able to catch most everyone we wanted to see - Feder, Baghdatis, Nadal - though not many of the women were playing today.
It was a good, if very long day. At Wimbledon there was a big lawn area to sit on and watch the screens should you not want to be in the stands...Yeah, French Open does NOT have that LOL So we had to walk around a lot with Ty but she was a trouper!
1 comment:
Wow! What a great adventure you are having!
what is that backpack called and where did you get it? If you wouldn't mind emailing me, that would be great. We're looking for something like that and of course Fayetteville is a lost cause! rachelhuse@nc.rr.com
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