The morning sun streamed into the bedroom window. Maria opened her eyes slowly, was she dreaming or was she really in Paris on her honeymoon. She looked at the space next to her on the bed. Where had he gone maybe she was dreaming? She started to get out of bed when she heard his voice.

"Maria are you finally awake? I thought you might sleep this beautiful day away" Georg laughed.

Maria finally realized he was in the living room of the suite they were staying in. Georg walked in with a tray with coffee, orange juice and croissants.

"Are you hungry my love"Georg asked as he placed the tray next to Maria.

"I am starving, I hardly ate anything at the reception and last night well lets just say food was not something that I was thinking about" she sighed.

"Well I think you should eat something as I have a big day planned for us" Georg said.

"Oh really, what have you planned for us?" Maria said as she took a bite of a croissant.

"That is a surprise, now finish your breakfast and I will get a driver to take us on our adventure" said Georg with a twinkle in his eye.

Georg bent over and kissed Maria tenderly on the lips, she answered with a deep lasting kiss.

"Now you shouldn't kiss me like that, we will never leave this suite" Georg laughed as he pulled away from their kiss.

Maria laughed as she arose from the bed"allright let me get dressed."

Georg went to make the phone call as Maria got dressed. She put the blue dress on that she had worn the night she and Georg had finally professed their love for one another.

Maria went out to the living room and Georg was there waiting for her.

They went down to the hotel lobby and outside to the waiting car.

Georg would not tell Maria where they were going. They drove all around Paris. Their first stop was at the finest women's clothing shop in Paris.

Georg took Maria's arm, as they entered the shop an older woman in her mid fifties greeted them" Baron and Baroness Von Trapp I presume, we have been expecting you. The woman brought two chairs out into the showroom. Georg and Maria sat down. Soon models were coming out of the dressing rooms wearing some of the most beautiful things Maria has ever seen.

"You are to choose as many outfits as you would like"said Georg

"I don't know how I can choose from so many beautiful things"she gasped.

"Then if you can't choose we shall just have to buy them all"Georg laughed.

Georg instructed the saleswoman they wanted all of the clothes and told her where to send the bill.

Georg and Maria left the store and were back again in the car.

"Driver please take us to the next destination on your list" said Georg.

The next place they stopped was a toy store. Maria laughed" Now I know I am younger than you but a toy store"?

"You know very well we can't go back home without presents for the children" said Georg as he opened the door to the store. Maria and he spent the rest of the morning choosing gifts for the children. Dolls for the younger girls, sports equipment for the boys, and books for the older girls.

As they left the toy store Georg told the driver to go to the next destination.They soon pulled up to a restaraunt.Maria was glad as she was getting hungry. They went in and sat at a secluded table. Georg ordered for both of them.

As they were finishing their lunch Maria asked" What other surprises do you have left on that list you gave the driver?

"Wouldn't you love to know" said Georg as he paid the waiter.

Soon they were back in the car. They drove around the streets of Paris stopping at different historical sites. The first site was the Eiffel tower.They took the elevator to the top. Maria could not believe how beautiful the view was . She could see all of Paris. Georg stood next to her and put his arms around her. She turned to look at him and he kissed her and she eagerly kissed him back.He kissed her lips then her neck trailing kisses back until they found her lips again.

Despite her protests Georg stopped kissing her . She could feel his arm leave her waist as he reached into his coat pocket.

When he showed her what it was she could not believe her eyes