Chapter 396

• He finished his breakfast and he and Daniel headed over to the subway station. Daniel had asked if they could do a little exploring of Paris' underground. That reminded Ben of something so he did a search on his phone and told the young man he could do one better. He led them to Les Catacombes, a tour of the hidden world below Paris which was both cool and spooky. The room of bones gave Ben a serious case of the willies but fascinated Daniel. When they were done they took the subway again eventually ending up at the Louvre. They spent the day completing Daniel's project and had lunch in one of the cafeterias. They finished up and Ben told Daniel he had one more errand to run which didn't take too long then they headed off to meet the others.
• Once more they went down into the Paris underground to ride the trains to get them as close to the Eiffel tower as they could. They walked the remaining distance and saw the others were waiting for them. Daniel gave his Mom a big hug and told her about the amazing day he and Ben had. They made their way to the elevators and explored the second level. Daniel quietly made his way around the group whispering into the ears of everyone except Gabriella, Catherine, and Tina. When they reached the top the three women found themselves encircled by the others who had happy but puzzled expressions on their faces. Some of the other tourists were watching the goings on but Ben ignored them and faced Gabriella first.
• "Gabriella, first off I want to thank you for welcoming us on your family vacation. So far it has been absolutely amazing!" he began.