Bauers in Paris 2011: Day 12 - A Saturday in Paris

Today was action packed. Mary and Mom went shopping at Galleries Layafette so we were on our own. Our day began with the von der Felsens meeting us at the apartment. After some kid playing time, our journey began. We were determined amissed the peroidic shower to walk through rue Montongueil to taste the "best eclair" in Paris at Stohrer. On our walk we had many surprises like the flea market near Republique actually outside Hotel Paris France, the Statue of Liberty monument in front of the Musee art de Metiers and most importantly lunch at Eat Sushi. Kai wanted to go to the restaurant because it was raining. The food was very different because they had some traditional rolls but most were a fusion of many flavors like mozzarella cheese with tapanade and basil or curry chicken with avacado. They charged you based on the number of specific color plates left on your table. Here's what Jackson has to say about the place: The yellow plate cost 2.50 euros, the orange cost 3 euros, the green 4 euros, the blue 5 euros, and the red cost 6 euros. The sink in the bathroom changed colors, so when you were washing your hands it would look like you were washing in multi-colored water. The owner and Jackson made a deal that Jackson would open one in the States after he finished collage.

Next we went to the Louvre to see the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo. The kids were able to walk right in front of the Mona Lisa, which was very nice since it was very crowded. Grace watched her eyes very closely to make sure they followed her as she walked past it. We didn't stay in the Louvre very long - long enough to see the 2 things and the amount of dust on the statues. Anja pointed it out layer after layer of dust in one specific wing. We decided each area gets dusted once a century. It also gave us an idea for a book that the kids and I are going to work on. We meet Mary at the Tuilleries Gardens for a chocolate tasting comparing Belgain and French chocolates and to eat the eclairs. It was very crazy and hectic because the kids were either melting down or wound up. The conclusion for the best chocolates: they all tasted great. The eclairs were delicious. Hard to tell if they are the best, we must try more eclairs. In the middle of our tasting, we heard an endless thundering noise like being in the pits at the Indy 500 but it was thousands of motorcyclists parading down Rue Rivoli. Kai loved it. Jackson said he was glad he had a lot of wax build-up in his ears.