playing hooky

There is no school on Wednesdays in France.  This Wednesday, I decided to take Gaius into Paris for a little adventure.  I tried to think of all the things that could go wrong, and then plan for them.  I put my return train tickets in my back pocket with Christopher's phone numbers in case my purse got snatched. This way, no matter what, we'd still be able to get home.   I packed a spare pair of contact lenses in my bag in case I lost a lense.  I am blind as a bat without my lenses, and honestly, the only way Gaius would be able to guide us home on the train is if we lived in "TOY" or "BEN TEN."  And then, after putting my business card in Gaius' back pocket, I wrote my cell phone number on his stomach.  Just in case he got lost.

Gaius demonstrates what to do if he gets lost

I decided to take him to Luxembourg Gardens, which is a really great park in Paris.  The metro stop for Luxembourg is directly on the RER B line, which is an added bonus.  The first thing we did when we got to the park was to rent a little sail boat to push around the pond.  Gaius picked the one with the pirate design.

Next, we had a picnic lunch next to the tennis courts and then hit the sandbox and the playground.  It was a full day!

Gaius made friends with a couple of French kids who spoke English.  One of them let Gaius wear his Ben 10 Omnitrix!  The little boys name was Julian.  We're hoping to meet him at the park on Wednesdays in the future.

Overall, our outing was a big success.  I think next time we'll climb up Notre Dame together!

On Thursday this week, there was a strike.  No trains, no buses and the teachers were on strike too.  So, NO SCHOOL AGAIN!  And then this morning, Gaius woke up with a fever.  So, he's home from school AGAIN!  We are flying to Denmark tomorrow, and he'll miss school next week too.  If all goes according to plan, Gaius will be back in school next Thursday.  What a little truant!

à bientôt!