gabriella & jd (and alex! and vincent!)

Some pictures from before our Burgundy vacation.  We had some nice sunny days in Paris, including a Saturday when we walked all over the city. pictures Reading, eating, market, park, L'Anjou, more park, ice cream. pictures A long Saturday walking around Paris, Place de la Concorde, Tuileries for trampoline and playground, Rue de Rivoli to Palais-Royal, to bar to watch United game, through the Marais to Place des Vosges, stop at a quaint restaurant for some cheese and wine before walking through the Ile Saint-Louis for some cheese, then heading home. pictures Jardin du Luxembourg, St. Sulpice, St. Germain,  snacks in the 5th, Notre Dame, park. end of August -celebrations for the 100 year anniversary of the Liberation of Paris -eating, park, shopping, eating

A quick three day trip to the Burgundy wine region (3 hours from Paris) before school starts September 2nd.  JD found a great chateau to stay in outside of Beaune, which is right in the middle of the two wine regions - the Côte de Beaune and Côte de Nuits. Alex loved the rental Fiat 500L, the trampoline at the chateau, and the escargots.  Vincent didn't like his uncomfortable French car seat (but put up with it anyway).  Vincent did enjoy running around the chateau and throwing rocks in the fountain.  Vincent also perfected his skill of falling asleep on the table after eating on this trip. fyi - setting on camera allows for 4 "art shots" that is what you will notice on some of the photos that are duplicates. pictures Drive down to Beaune, stopping in Saulieu for lunch.  We had to stop playing the "My Cows" game there were so many cows.  Arriving Chateau de Challenges .   Dinner at local restaurant. pictures Breakfast delivered to our separate "

One of our favorite places to go is Chantilly.  It's a 20 minute train ride from Paris, and a nice long walk to the Chateau and gardens.  This time, we ate at the restaurant in the Chateau (only a 3 hour meal) and then enjoyed the gardens.  We also visited the Chateau museum, but didn't make it to the horse museum yet.  Vincent loved taking the train and running, running, running around the park, and throwing rocks in the water. pictures Train to Chantilly, walking to Chateau, the meal. pictures After the meal, lots more walking and enjoying the park. more pictures From JD's camera.

pictures End of July - park, Anjou, grocery store, bus into town to buy Nespresso capsules, a visit to Alex's afterschool program (Centre de Loisir), butcher, awesome lunch at Cornelius one block away (Alex had the sardines and lamb). pictures A hot and sunny Saturday.  First two pictures are of the apartment building directly across the street from us.  We first went to JD's office to pick up his computer.  Then we went to the Parc Andre Citroen which is built on the site of the old Citroen automobile factory.  Then we headed to the Marais for drinks and snacks before going home. pictures JD was in Toronto for the week.  We went to La Defense to find Alex a desk lamp.  We spent lots of time in the park, even though it was very hot towards the end of the week.  And yes, that's truffle sauce on the hamburger at the end.  Yum! pictures Lunch in the 19th before walking around the Parc aux Buttes Chaumont. pictures First, a tent in the salon.  Then, two administr