I really hope we didn't pay for this Obama family trip to Paris. Just how big was this group?

From The TimesJune 8, 2009

Sarkozy entertains Michelle and the girls after Obama heads home
President Obama takes in the sights of Paris with his daughter, Malia
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Charles Bremner in Paris
Blog: Obama keeps his distance in France

He failed to persuade Barack Obama to socialise with him, but Nicolas Sarkozy enjoyed a consolation prize yesterday: lunch with the President’s wife Michelle and their children.

Mr Obama was already flying home to Washington after doing the Paris sights with his family when Mrs Obama, Sasha, Malia and other members of the group were greeted at the Élysée Palace by the French President and Carla Bruni, his wife.

The two premières dames were the stars of the informal lunch that included Mr Sarkozy’s three sons by two marriages and Ms Bruni’s eight-year-old son. Mr Sarkozy led a chorus of Happy Birthday to Sasha Obama, who turned 8 yesterday, and they toasted the occasion of Mother’s Day in France. Mrs Obama’s mother, her godmother and a cousin of the two girls joined them.

Mr Sarkozy was putting his best face on Mr Obama’s reluctance to spend more than the minimum time with him during a weekend of D-Day anniversary commemorations, even though they were staying only a few yards away from the palace, at the US ambassador’s residence.

The Obamas’ whirlwind tour included Notre Dame Cathedral, the Pompidou modern art centre and a romantic dinner together at a small restaurant, after a cruise on the Seine in a tourist boat. The Obamas dined with friends at La Fontaine de Mars, a small, rustic brasserie on the Left Bank near the Eiffel Tower. They sat in a private upstairs room. Jacques Boudon, owner of the restaurant, said: “He behaved just like an ordinary customer. He arrived, ordered, they paid the bill and left.â€