France

Today was full of highs and lows. Aren’t all days? Especially when traveling? Especially with a 4-year-old? I feel self conscious that this blog is becoming a “Millie’s mood report” but it is the #1 indicator on how our days go, so it will continue to be the main subject for now. Anyway, the day…

Last night we agreed to have a day of doing less and not dragging Millie around. We failed at the first but succeeded at the latter. We tried to say yes to more of her requests throughout the day: going out to get pastries for breakfast, taking lots of walking breaks, participating in endless role…

For the last few months, a lot of people have asked Millie “what are you most excited for on your trip?” The answer has consistently been: going to the top of the Eiffel Tower. A few weeks ago Nick thought to google if we needed to prebook tickets, and when I did I learned they…

We all slept past 8 this morning, hallelujah. I headed out on a solo mission at 9 to get some groceries, but the store didn’t open until 9:30. While waiting, I noticed a small boulangerie with a line out the door. So in addition to groceries I returned to our Airbnb with the best croissants…

Today was 80% shuffling from one place to another. Millie and I hung out this morning and packed while Nick went to get his hair cut. At noon we set off. I took this selfie of all 4 of us (Judy is real) as we were waiting for our first of the four trains we…