We signed up to participate in an early morning bike race today with 5,000 other people…60 euros for lots of gear, including the bike. Here are a few pics.

To follow-up last year’s political theme when we were Hillary and Obama duking it out, this year we went as political charicatures. I was Tina Fey as Sarah Palin and Manuel was Obama with all of the (incorrect) sterotypes. Bruised and battered Hillary and Obama made another appearance because Jorge didn’t have an outfit. Ashley’s party was full of devils and other creatures and then we went out dancing where I ran into another Ms. Alaska. Much fun.

Ok, it’s always tapa-time, but lately more so than usual. With Becky and Myrna’s visit we had tapa-style breakfast and tapa (and wine) filled days. I’m a bit obsessed with knitting hats now.

Here are some shots of us wandering through the Rodin Museum gardens and attempting to see as much of the Louvre as possible. It’s beautiful and tiring. And HUGE. If my online research is correct, the Louvre is 60,000 square meters (compared to the Prado’s 16,000). In theory, I like the presentation of newer works alongside older ones – there is a giant wall piece and two sculptures by Anselm Kiefer that I really liked. But sometimes it’s a bit too much. Classy is classy and contemporary is at times, well, tacky.

The tower is magical in many ways; for us, it kept getting farther and farther away as we walked towards it. Please excuse our multiple chins from the vertical shots.

Here are the shots from Paris – Notre Dame, the Sacre Ceour Church and it’s view of the city, the Tulileries park, and a ton more touristy sights (see the Eiffel Tower in the next post). We lucked out with the weather and walked until it hurt.