obama and the attridges

When President Obama visited Stonehenge last September, a flood of criticism poured through the media about him getting to walk among the stones - special treatment.  So I did a little research and discovered that the Attridges can also walk among the stones, even touch them although we didn't.  I'd like to leave it at that, Obama and the Attridges, but anyone who pays the extra money, books on-line, and shows up before opening hours or after closing hours can have Stone Access.  We recommend it.  There were about 20 of us.  It seems like a large group, but Stonehenge isn't a small circle of stones, and I often found myself seemingly alone.  It was beautiful and a nice contrast to our visit to Carhenge in Nebraska last summer.

paris with children

This is a bridge in front of our hotel.  We couldn't see the Eiffel Tower from our room.  It took us about twenty minutes to walk to it, and the weather was perfect for walking.  The Seine is just on the other side of the trees on the left side of the photo.  The Statue of Liberty is on the bridge over the river.

The park with a carousel.

Instead of just riding around in a circle, the children were given sticks and directed to rings that they could collect as they flew past.

Ready to collect rings!

Looking cool in Paris.

The view.

We took the stairs down and down and down.

The Notre Dame

Paris has always been a special place to Paul and me.  The stylish people and the divine food were lost on them, but they loved the look of the city.  We look forward to taking them back again some day.