Years and years of dreaming, months and months of planning and we are finally here! Although we are in a time zone sort of fog, I think everyone is in agreement that it has been so worth the wait!
Since we are here for so long, we can relax and enjoy the moment without rushing to see all the sights, which is a whole different way to travel. Arriving in Paris in the morning, after an overnight flight, we picked up our car for the next six months and headed to a hotel, getting lost but not really worrying about it. Our little adventure helped us to really get going with trying to remember basic French and was a great introduction for the kids.
Unfortunately, once we found our hotel, we all fell asleep and woke up at 9pm…it took me awhile to realize that the sun was going down, not up…
The next morning we did a quick drive around Paris and saw the Louvre, Notre Dame, Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower. We will be back to stay in Paris later in our trip, but had to at least drive by some sights and of course, grab a crepe before heading to Normandy. We are all in agreement that Paris is a magical city, ahhhhh!
This is where we are staying for the next three weeks.
It is such a sweet cottage in a beautiful part of Normandy. We have sheep as our neighbors and the only traffic is an occasional tractor going by. The perfect place to adjust to the time, get started with homeschooling and visit all the amazing places in Normandy. I feel as if I am dreaming!
Living in the Fields 