Next up we have Versailles! We woke up early, ate breakfast, then hopped on the metro. And believe it or not right before we got off, we heard someone calling Mom’s name. The Schrady’s, Cheryl, Emma, and Jack, all happened to be on the exact same metro, going to the exact same place, we were half way around the world! The Schrady's live in Truckee and ski with us on the SugarBowl ski team... what are the chances?!?
To get in to Versailles we had to go through an enormous security line.
At least while we waited in line, we could look at the front of the palace and some of the little details.
Once we finally got inside, most of the rooms we saw held huge paintings on the walls and ceilings.
One room we saw contained what was thought to be the greatest sculpture of Louis XIV.
We also got to see The King’s Bedroom, the king wanted his room to have no blank space. So almost everything was decorated with gold.
A little before you exit, there is a painting of the Empress Josephine being crowned, I thought this painting was very beautiful. In this painting Napoleon’s mother has been added in, even though she wasn’t actually there. Of course these are just small highlights of my favorite things in the palace (which I can remember... but it has been over a week) so to see more go to Versailles yourself!
We also had to have lunch and visit the beautiful gardens of Versailles. Here we are resting in the shade with our friends.
Beautiful flowers and ornate gardens and fountains!
The Schrady’s asked us to go see the Eiffel Tower light up on the longest day of the year. When we got there, it was still light out so we wandered around buying “chotchkies” or souvenirs, until it got dark. At 11:00pm or 23:00, the Eiffel Tower started sparkling. I was so happy! Unfortunately it was late and we were all very tired so we didn’t stay long.
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