So, if you know my mom, you know that her favorite place in the world is Disneyland! Ever since I was a little kid it's been at the top of her list for "a little trip", and when I lived in LA I had to take her to Disneyland every time she visited...  She has Mickey pajamas, Disney cocoa mugs, and Disney dish towels in her kitchen.  

She first went to Disneyland in Anaheim a few years after it opened with some of...

We took some time to visit St Chapelle - an absolutely beautiful jewel box of a church dating back to the mid 13th century, located on Ile de Cité. It is absolutely beautiful, and has one of the most extensive 13th-century stained glass collection of windows anywhere in the world.  There was no line to get in (a miracle) and Mom loved it - even though she kept calling it St. Chantelle!

After we fin...

Muz visited Montmartre over 50 years ago, and still remembers it as one of her favorite places in Paris.  She calls it "Artists Hill" and that was one place she definitely wanted to go back to... She had absolutely no memory of Sacré-cœur, but something must have stuck in her mind about Montmartre and wanted to get back to 'Artists Hill'!!  

So, today, we took her to Montmartre to wander around, get her sketch do...

After months of planning (and a few hidden surprises along the way), we're finally off on our adventure!! We're all a bit exhausted - but happy because as Muz (my nickname for her) would say, "We're going on a little trip!"