Arc de Triumphe.
Eiffel Tower at night.
Louvre
Sunday afternoon we left Paris and headed for Reims, a city in the Champagne region of France. We went to the Surrender Room Museum. This museum is the location Eisenhower and the Allies received the surrender from the Germans. We visited the Notre Dame Cathedral which is where the French used to crown their Kings and Queens. Monday morning we ended our visit to Reims with a tour of the Pommery Champagne Caves. The caves were dug out of chalk mines by the Romans and have been converted into champagne cellars, holding 20 million bottles! They were very impressive and the champagne was delicious.
Map in the Surrender Room
Entrance to the Pommery Champagne Cave.
On Tuesday Jake took us all over to his squadron for a tour. He showed us his plane, the C-21, and we all got to get inside. Caden really liked his Daddy's plane!
Caden, Andi and Kim inside the C-21.
On Wednesday, we went to Rudesheim, a town on the Rhein. We had to take a car ferry across the river to get there. We ate lunch at a great restaurant overlooking the Rhein. After lunch, Jake, Dan, Caden and I took a cable car ride up the side of the mountain. The ride took us over the vineyards. It was cold, but pretty. We also went to a Castle that has been converted into a wine museum. It was cold and rainy, but we still had a good time!

Rudesheim

Rudesheim
Thursday we took Dan and Kim to Kaiserslautern. We walked through downtown and then ate lunch at our favorite restaurant, The Brau Haus. We had great food and Caden had a good time making a mess!
After a busy and very fun week, Kim and Dan left Saturday to go back to Georgia. We can't wait to see them again this summer!

Caden with his Oma and Grandpa!
2 comments:
Great pics of Paris and all your other adventures over the last week! I know y'all must have been so tickled to have Jake's folks in from GA. And I know they must have had a grand time seeing their precious grandson. Caden looks like a little trooper bee-bopping all over the place with y'all!
Looks like such a great visit. Thanks for posting your whereabouts for all of us to see. We miss you guys but are glad to see that you're getting out. Caden is so big and handsome. Keep having fun!
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