Trip to France May 2006

From England to France we took the Chunnel where our first stop was Paris. Jason took us all to the Eiffel Tower before we could even get any shopping in. The Eiffel Tower is my absolute favorite site in Paris - it's breathtaking!!

It was a beautiful day but due to a wind advisory we could only go to the second level.

Steve and I at night on the steps SacreCouer, the Chapel of the Sacred Heart.

Driving through the Loire Valley this was a typical countryside home.

Mt. Saint Michael ... this is Steve's most favorite landmark from his time in France as a missionary. One P-day he and the other elders he was serving with rode their bikes 60 miles to see this monestary and he was very excited to see it again.

Our last Sunday in France we spent in LeHavre, Steve's first area from his mission. We found the old missionary flat and church and then found the current chapel. When Steve saw a real chapel with a strong branch he was stunned. We went to all 3 hours of church and I didn't understand a single word of it. Frer Destrobrow (sp?) was an investigator Steve taught while serving there 32 years ago and was so excited that "Elder Pollei" came back to visit. He is now the Gospel Doctrine teacher but has also served as the Branch President among other callings. He married in the temple and all of his children are active in the gospel today. By the way, we have no idea who this nice gentleman in the picture is but he helped us know we were in the right place.