4/13/08 - 4/18/08

Oh, I forgot one of the highlights of the 13th. Lindsay and Ross took Katie and kicked Andrew and I out of the house for supper. So we looked through the guidebook and found a yummy sounding restaurant near to a metro stop (so we wouldn't get lost!) and ended up at Restaurant Pasco. Excellent food, fantastic atmosphere, and we had a lovely conversation with the couple next to us who were from Minnesota. I would highly recommend this restaurant. Andrew had beef medallions, I had seared tuna, and we shared the red berry sorbet with meringue for dessert. Delicious.

14 April

L'Arc de Triomphe.
It's a lot bigger than I expected. In the middle of a never ending sea of traffic. You have to go through a tunnel to get there, because the motorists are not going to stop for you.


Windy and rainy today, and we still have a feverish baby, so into Mommy's coat (and the wrap) she goes!

15 April
Today we left Paris for Seville. But we had to be out of the apartment at 11, and didn't need to be at the airport until 5, so we had some time to kill. With 3 backpacks and 4 duffel bags, that's not an easy prospect. We had grand plans to take a boat tour, but ended up taking an easy day and hanging out at a couple of cafes and a park instead. No pictures today.

16 April
Today we decided to take it easy. We hung around the Lindsay and Ross' apartment and didn't do too much. We go on their "standard" afternoon walk across the bridge and down the river a bit, then went home and let Katie have a good nap. No pictures today either.

17 April
Today we got ambitious and decided to see some of Seville's old town. We found (okay, we knew it was there) this beautiful cathedral. I don't have any pictures of the outside, not sure why I didn't think of that. Inside, it's a bit of a labrynth, hallways and rooms going every which way. very pretty though.

It is also where you can find Christopher Columbus' tomb.

18 April
Today Andrew and Katie and I went out alone to let Lindsay and Ross get some work done, then we met up again for supper. After we got done at the cathedral yesterday, we did a little shopping and replaced the stroller that we forgot at baggage claim in Paris. Katie was very excited about her new "cart".

Here she is at the Moorish castle next to the cathedral.

This castle is very interesting. It's a total hodge-podge of all the tastes of all the people who have used it. Very cool though. From what we could understand, some of the planning for Christopher Columbus' trip to North America happened here.

Castle courtyard. The gardens here are beautiful.