The kiddies were getting back on a train to Switzerland later in the day, so to tire them out a bit, we took them to the park where Aaron and I had seen an enormous playground. The kids saw some pony rides and for 5.5 euros, the 2 of them could both ride for a short time. Sydney was very afraid of the pony at first, saying she wanted off, so I started asking her questions like "can you ride Trixie like this?" She soon forgot that the pony was scary and started enjoying it. I asked her what the pony's name was to which she replied, "Pony." How creative, kid. Eventually, I did get her to agree that his name should be Chocolate Pony because he was dark. Soren then chimed in and said that HIS pony was Chocolate Pudding, but since his coloring was lighter, I suggested Caramel and he agreed that twas a better name. Towards the end of the ride, Caramel took a deuce and there was a roar of laughter. Nicole told me that Caramel taking a dump in the park will be the funniest part of the trip for days to come. Glad to know that mini horse shit can lift spirits so high.
We arrived at the playground and it is SO big that you have to pay to get in. I liked that the price for a child was more than an adult. It's well maintained and has just about every type of jungle gym equipment. Seesaws, slides, ziplines, climbing structures, you name it. Will and Aaron played with Soren and it was very easy to tell that Will is just a big kid deep down. He even got his big butt stuck in this rocking sheep.
After the playground, we returned to the apartment for lunch and then saw the kids off. Aaron and I biked to the Grand Palais, the museum where last year we roller skated and played video games. This year, the space was filled with an exhibit called "Strange City". And strange it was.
I loved the placard before entering the exhibit. "No selfies." This should definitely be in other areas of the world, like the 9/11 memorial, or any other somber sight.
The exhibit was really hot because we were pretty much standing in a giant, non air conditioned, green house. It took us less than 20 minutes to walk through. We were very close to the Champs Elysees, so we walked there to take a look around, and get some ice cream.
I knew exactly where I wanted to go....Jeff de Bruges. I went here last year with Ericka and got a strawberry vanilla swirl. This year I was feeling more adventurous, so I opted for the (get this) "framboise pistache" swirl! Whoa! It was so good! Probably the best, most creamy pistachio ice cream I've ever had! No lies! Though, I will say that there was almost NO framboise ice cream in my cone.
Look at me with my melty ice cream! This did not last long. Aaron's was caramel strawberry swirl which was too sweet in my opinion.
We said a quick hello to the Arc de Triumphe, then headed home to eat dinner.
For after dinner fun, we saw Jersey Boys with the subtitles. They were pretty easy to read, and I understood most of them even though we were listening to the English and therefore relying on it. Reading the movie made me like it more, but this movie was work to watch. It dragged and the magic of the musical was gone. Ugh, such a shame.
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