Tag Archives: Paris

A day in Philly

This week we decided to visit Philadelphia and we decided the best way to tour the city would be in a duck. So we booked our tour on the Ride the Ducks from home since you can save $7 a … Continue reading

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Bones

I thought going to the Catacombs would be a cross between Harrison Ford looking for clues to find some hidden treasure or Mike Rowe on Dirty Jobs walking through a dirty smelly basement. I am sad to report it was … Continue reading

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Embassy Endurance

Wednesday at the Cameroon Embassy was a cross between living a Saturday Night Live skit (funny) and being pushed emotionally over the edge (sad).  When we were at our final training in North Carolina, we “acted” out an embassy bureaucratic … Continue reading

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Marche pour Jésus

Saturday we went into to Paris for the 22nd annual marche (French for the word Walk) for Jesus.  Here are a few pictures form the event. The French news reports that there were about 3000 people that walked through the … Continue reading

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Embassy Trip

I made the first trip to the Cameron Embassy in Paris today to get the forms we need to fill out for our Visas. I tried calling the phone numbers we had but there was no answer so I thought … Continue reading

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Fun with boats

There are very few inexpensive children’s activities in Paris and we visited one that is well worth the 2 euro fee. At Jardin du Luxembourg they have a large fountain where you can rent a model sail boat and use … Continue reading

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Adventure in Paris

The day before school started we had our first day trip to Paris. We walked to the RER station and took the C train all the way to the Champ de Mars Tour Eiffel stop, it took about an hour … Continue reading

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