For Connor's 18th birthday, we splurged a bit for him so he could experience a live European Football Match. The past three birthdays, Shawn has taken him to different cities so he could see the Timberwolves, Knicks, and Spurs. NBA games have been fun, however Connor hasn't been watching as much basketball lately and has been really in to soccer.
We went back and forth as to what we could reasonably do for this, and where we could go. After a bit of research, we agreed that he could go to see Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (PSG) play a home match against Aston Villa in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final. Shawn was unable to take so much time off from work, so this year it was a Mother and Son trip. Thankfully Andrea is an experienced traveler and quite a good planner. Shawn figured out how to buy the tickets for the game, but Andrea did everything else. She booked the flights, found a hotel downtown Paris, found transportation, booked tours, planned a Disney visit, and figured out how to navigate the complex and confusing Metro.
We mentally prepared ourselves for the famously unfriendly and possibly rude Parisians, however Andrea and Connor had a wonderful experience in Paris and found them to be hospitable and friendly. It was an amazing getaway for the two of them and was capped off with the match on Thursday evening, where PSG secured a 3-1 win in an exciting match. We're thrilled Connor got to experience a football match in Europe, and to have fun visiting a historic city with Andrea.
