Yeah, we went back to the tower, this time early in the morning and armed with a tripod. These are some of the results.

Here are some more shots from today–

We hit Luxembourg Gardens on Sunday. It is a beautiful spot.

This was after we went through the Paris Catacombs (thanks Jon). The place is crazy. There are the remains of some six million Parisians down there.

These shots are kinda crappy because is was super dark down there and no flash is allowed. But I think that they give a sense of what it is like. I was blown away. Reagan was creeped out.

Here is my favorite shot so far– Reagan with a baguette sticking out of her backpack on our way to a picnic in the park.

One more day in Paris, then back to Spain.

In the morning, we hung out at the Louvre and the adjacent garden. Reagan took a ride on the carousel.

We sat by a fountain.

We saw Notre Dame

And a bunch of other stuff, but I’m kind of out of steam at the moment.

We arrived in France this morning. We actually flew into a small airport in the countryside. I was a bit annoyed, at first, about having to ride on a bus for another hour to actually get to Paris. We saw some beautiful countryside though. Actually, Reagan slept. Our hotel room here is pretty tiny. Reagan on our veranda-

And now for some very touristy shots–

The sky was awesome this evening. The light in the evening seemed a bit surreal. I had the wrong lens with me to shoot the tower. So, there might be some additional ones coming.

And here is one of my favs, Reagan about to fall asleep in her tea after a long day of wandering around.

Europe is 220v, so the above fire hazard is our current power situation. It seems to be working ok, so far. This place is so visually stimulating. One could spend weeks just taking in all of the minutia that a single block or alley has to offer.

We already have 1000 photos like the one below. I’m sure that we will have 1000 more before we head home.

Reagan and the Arc de Triomf–

Chillin on the veranda

From a parc up on the hill–

Las Ramblas-

This isn’t going to be the most exciting post in the world. But, I figured that I would take advantage and post a quick one while Reagan is napping. We flew Air Canada through Montreal (our layover, above). The Montreal airport was like a ghost town, which was nice because we were both able to take cat naps.

We arrived in Barcelona bright and early this morning. We did a bit of exploring and grabbed some brunch before Reagan declared siesta. Below is the view from our veranda.

Tonight: Gothic district, and Paris in the morning.

Reagan and I are both crossing the Atlantic ocean for the first time today. Seems a bit ridiculous, to have lived in NYC for nearly 10 years and still not have spent even a long weekend in Europe, I know. I have had a hard time being excited about it, because I get hung up on the logistics and stress plays a large role in my life. But, now that we are underway I’m really actually very excited about what adventures await us. Reagan is bouncing off  of the walls excited. It tends to be a bit infectious. We have some awesome friends who are now our neighbors, who have agreed to hold down the fort for us and even visit PJ. They are seriously the best.

I have queued up a few posts for when I’m away. But, hopefully I will have a minute to update from the EU while we are there. I just wish that we would have timed it a little bit better so that we could have hit the Moto GP race at Le Mans or Catalunya. We miss both of them only by a couple of days. Bob, we may be joining you to watch at the Brickyard instead.

So, hasta luigi, and happy upcoming Memorial Day weekend.

Early Sunday, Reagan and I took her family to Liberty Island. It was the first time that we had ever been there. We aimed to make it on the first boat over to the Statue of Liberty and nearly made it. We did eventually make it over to the island, but because we took a later boat over, we couldn’t spend very much time there (because we were meeting one of Reagan’s sister’s at Piper’s house). Anyway, Reagan’s fam went up into the statue pedestal. Reagan and I couldn’t go, since we had prohibited items (large umbrellas and an iPad). So we did what anyone would do and had a mini photo shoot. Hahaha.

Liberty Island is pretty awesome, but I’m not sure if it is worth all of the hassle to get over there. Here is one more pic.

Europe tomorrow.

I can’t say that I like all of Penate’s jams. But I do like several of them. One thing that I particularly like is that his British accent can be heard in his vocals. A lot of his stuff almost reminds me of Vampire Weekend, with the calypso beats and such. Anyway, one of my favs is “Tonight’s Today.” Spin it.

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Saturday evening, we took a stroll in Central Park. Not long after we entered the park, there was a micro burst, followed by some awesome evening light. Above: Reagan flipping her hair around; Below: from behind.

Reagan, her parents, brother and aunt at the bandshell:

When I said awesome evening light, I wasn’t foolin’ Reagan wasn’t too happy about posing for these shots, but seriously, check out the light.

One more of the light–

Finally, the obligatory Times Square visit. Reagan was expressing her amazement of all of the sites.

Tomorrow: pack for Europe.