THE LAST OF PARIS


Splish Splash


Jumping


Rivi received a black eye from a security attendant (he dropped a box on her face) at the Paris airport minutes before we boarded the plane. It was a terrible scare for us, but she has already fully healed.

MORE PARIS


Teatime Nap


Rivi's eye teeth came in while we were on vacation. She now has 16 teeth, just four more molars to go.


Some nights we grocery shopped and had dinner in our hotel room. Dinner consisited of a loaf of bread with a new type of cheese (our favorite being epoisses), sometimes a tomato and avocado (for our veggie quota) and one night a rottisserie chicken.

THE LOUVRE - and yes, as Canadians we like all other North American visitors rushed immediately to see the Mona Lisa. It's true, her gaze is always upon you. We spent at least 4 hours in the museum and only saw a sliver, mostly Italian painting and Iranian art.


C-Curve by Anish Kapoor - photos aren't allowed in the Louvre, but nobody could resist a picture with this exhibit. It's a temporary exhibit, usually shown in the Lisson Gallery.


C-Curve again


Outside

THE EIFFEL TOWER


From below


From atop


From afar

PARIS


Pompidou Art Museum - The inside is even more amazing than the outside


Fountains of fun


Sit down kitty-cat

PARIS, FRANCE


Playground near the Louvre


Playground near the Monde Arabe


Ori on the 9th floor of Monde Arabe with Notre Dame and the Seine in the background


Window pattern (and crazy blinds) at the Monde Arabe

SIENNA, ITALY

Faces


GUBBIO, ITALY

Tunnel

PERUGIA, ITALY - An absolutely stunning Umbrian town


A medieval dinner with our good friends. Thanks again John, Nevin and Ewean for being such incredible hosts. You three rock!


This is Perugia


John and Ori showing how narrow some streets are in Perugia. Yes, believe it or not, cars (Italian cars, that is) drive through this passage.

PERUGIA - The highlight of our European vacation


The kiss


Dads and babes


On the steps near the aquaduct

ROTTERDAM

"This rock is much too small - I could lift a larger one"


A very cool airport

AMSTERDAM

Wooden shoe in the Dam


After strolling through the Van Gogh museum


The leaning canal buildings of Amsterdam