A Day in France

Last weekend we ventured to France for the day to Montagne des Singes (Monkey Mountain) and La Volerie des Aigles (Eagle Park). It was barely a two hour drive and a perfect day trip. When we crossed the border we told Hailey that we were in France...she replied, "This doesn't look like France." We asked her what she had expected it to look like and she questioned where all the designer shops were! :) We told her we were going to Kintzheim, France not Paris, France! Hahaha...she's watched "Barbie: A Fashion Fairtytale" a few too many times! :)

At Monkey Mountain the Barbary Macaques roam freely and you are able to hand feed them popcorn!!! Such a cool experience! A path was created for human traffic to follow but the monkeys could wander anywhere.
Of course the baby monkeys were adorable!

Just relaxing!

We watched this group play and groom for a long time...Monkey Mountain video clips...

We left Monkey Mountain and drove just minutes down the mountain to Eagle Park. It's set up at Chateau de Kintzheim, a castle that was built in 1250. They have been performing their Birds of Prey show since 1968. It was quite entertaining and made the 2 hr drive worth while.

Eagle Park video clips...you'll see at the end of the video that Hailey volunteered to let a falcon swoop down and land on her arm. Kailee was all about it and was patiently waiting her turn with her hand raised and a falcon swooped over to us in the stands and we had to duck quickly! :) After that she sat with her hands tucked down between her legs and didn't want to volunteer! :)