Paris part deux!

Trying to catch up on our trip......today you are going to take a boat ride with us down the Seine.  It was beautiful and I am showing just a few of the millions of amazing pictures I took on the ride.  However, first I must tell you about the little "terror" that took the ride with us........

Oh yeah, he's cute enough and you are thinking to yourself ....what could he possibly do wrong? right?

Let me tell you! First of all shouldn't parents watch or care what their children are doing especially on a boat?  We had to board the boat with lots of time to spare before it left in order to get a good seat.  Finding what we thought were excellent seats...we sat down.  Nice family in front of us - Dad, Mom and cute little boy.

 On this boat they had great speakers at each seat that you held up to your ear...like a telephone receiver.. you could punch a number so it would translate what they were saying into your language. It had a very long metal cord on the receiver which was to fit into a holder next to your seat when not in use. The cord then went under the seat right by our feet. When lifting the receiver up it made a horrible grinding sound....which the cute little boy (aka "little terror") found quite amusing.  After 45 minutes of up and down, grind, grind, grind we had pretty much had it - and we hadn't even left the dock! Ashley decided to put her foot on the cord to stop him from lifting it up.  Now, just to let you know we weren't being mean - the parents were not a bit concerned that he kept doing this...it kind of became a game.

This sent him screaming since he couldn't pull the receiver up.  Guess what?  That got the parents attention....so when they pulled it up (Ashley took her foot off) it worked! He was happy again ...and yes, we were laughing now because as I said it became a game.  Over and over again...it worked for the parents but not him.  The parents never figured it out.

We finally left the dock and the receiver wasn't fun for him anymore so he then stuck his hand through the seat and started to play with Ashley's leg.  I think he liked the feel of her tights (?)  She would shake her head no (they didn't speak English) but that didn't stop him.  He kept doing it....parents unaware. Oh, but wait she wasn't the only victim...there was another lady that was sitting right below us whom he had a fondness for her hair.  He would lean over the railing and play with her hair....over and over again.  Sorry I didn't catch him in action but thought you might like to see the lady:

She was just enjoying a nice boat trip with her hubby down the Seine....could life get any better and then " terror" struck..........refer to the first picture.  LOL! Again, parents not giving a hoot that their precious little boy was about to fall over the railing. Oh well, enough of that for now.  On to the beautiful ride:

On the next couple of photos you can see - just like in the movies, people really do sit on the banks of the Seine - just enjoying life:

Even musicians who evidently according to their t-shirts like Metallica:

One shot of Notre Dame:

Continuing down the River:

        

The artists are making a mural...

I had my camera all ready to take the perfect shot as they were announcing, "coming up on the left is the Eiffel Tower"!                Wait for it......

                                                 Wait for it..........

                                                                 Wait for it............

                                                              SNAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is what I got:

Little "TERROR"S" dad decided to finally pay attention to his son and got right in front of my camera!!!!!

What a wonderful ending to a perfect trip!!!!  Only kidding....I got a lot of pictures of the Eiffel Tower and we have some funny stories to tell too!  

I also got the perfect little "Terror" and father picture:

They are just enjoying a lovely calm day on a boat ride down the Seine.......isn't life perfect?

I'll be back another day for plenty of more pictures and stories from Paris, Rome and Florence.  Soon we will be off to Amsterdam.

Have a great day and a better tomorrow.

xoxoxox

Caren

                

Comments

[MyThoughtsMyVoice]

Hello Caren!

That naught, naughty little boy. And look how innocent is that face. Tsk tsk tsk. Guess it's true looks can be deceiving LOL

I see you all are having a wonderful vacation - and that is wonderful to know :-) Family time and shopping - nothing could be better :-)

I enjoyed the tour and seeing pictured of Paris. It sure is beautiful.

Mizpah,
Li

(I have been gone for a while and just starting to catch up. And glad to get to visit again :-) )

[Vanessa Brantley-Newton]

I'm sooo sorry Caren, you have got me in total stitches over here. Tears are rolling down my face with laughter. I'm sorry! It's like right out of a sitcom funny! The photos are amazing and of course I'm living and visiting Paris through your eyes girly. This is super fantastic! Love it! Hope you had fun, but it looks like you did anyway! he he he!

[Mermaid Debbie]

Great story and fun to see pics of the little terror and Ashely's foot on the cord too. I enjoyed it almost as if you were telling it in person. Beautiful shots too.

[Claudia]

Caren, I am just catching up on your trip posts! What a fabulous time you must be having! Keep the photos coming.

[Abbey]

OMG Caren! That is freaking hilarious. I can ONLY imagine Ash-e-ley's response. Your pics are beautiful though!