Sorry this blog is so late, the wifi in Paris was awful. But here is my last post!
Yesterday was our full day in Versailles and the Chateau de Versailles. This was the most beautiful palace I have ever seen. We walked through all the rooms of the palace catching a tiny glimpse of how the King and Queen lived. They didn’t live too differently from us…you know, a bedroom, a dining, a room to brush your hair, a room to wash up, a room to draw, a room to read, a room for your body guard…you know just like us!
The palace was insanely packed with people, so we were happy to make it out to the gardens. The gardens of Versailles is…I’d have to say a magical place (I know, terrible), but it truly was. I’ve never see bigger tulips, greener grass, or more perfectly shapes trees. We walked around the fountains and the flowers taking pictures of each other and everything. Then we decided to go through one of the mazes where we found a hidden away little restaurant. We had homemade pizza, French onion soup, and an assortment of desserts (éclair, cheesecake, espresso, tart). It was delicious. Then we walked to the Queen’s Hamlet where Antoinette built her home away from home in the very back of the gardens. These houses were quaint but big, they kind of looked like the seven dwarfs’ mansion. The grass was tall and soft. I really wanted to run in the middle of these meadows, lay down and just disappear in the grass.
While walking back to the Chateau, we found Marie’s own private theater hidden in the gardens, we weren’t allowed to take pictures, but we just kept finding little surprises like that. It was a wonderful day, I think we spent about 8 hours in Versailles.
Today we went to Notre Dame. It was a beautiful day, so the pictures were nice outside. Mom got a little emotional inside the church, but to be fair, it was an amazing sight with all the statues of Christ and the stained glass windows. No, we didn’t see the hunchback, but I could definitely feel his presence. Then we walked to the Louvre and took pictures of the Pyramid in center while mom waited in line for tickets. We walked around the Louvre for about an hour and then decided to go shopping and come back. Morgan and I of course got lost and couldn’t find anything but parks. We finally turned on a street with a lot of shopping but it was basically Rodeo Drive of Paris….so Jimmy Choo, Gucci, and Prada. We finally found a store we could afford…I bought a t-shirt (whoohoo)!
Then we had dinner at the Grand Louvre restaurant and then found the Mona Lisa. We saw a lot of other paintings…couldn’t tell you what they are. My feet have never hurt so much in my life. We ended the day with a glass of wine in St. Cathrine’s square. Now I’m in the hotel and looking forward to traveling home in the next two days! Thanks for reading my blog, friends. It’s been fun!
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