Saturday was about two stunningly beautiful sights,
Chateau de Versailles and
the Eiffel Tower. We spent over 5 hours
touring the chateau and the famous gardens. This included a long walk out to
Marie Antoinette’s
Estate where she had a village built to pretend that she was a peasant, rather
than the Queen of France. Even the rough life for the queen included an
elaborate and large house. Thankfully the weather was amazing and allowed us to
see so much.
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| Chapel |
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| entrance to the hall of mirrors |
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| hall of mirrors |
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| the queens bed |
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| the gardens |
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Grand
Trianon - Built for
the Kings mistress |
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Marie Antoinette's peasent village
where her and her friends would
act like they were poor. |
Once we arrived back in Paris we decided to wait in line so
that we could head up the Eiffel Tower. The tower shuts the stairs off at
sunset and we just missed the cutoff so we had to go into the longer and slower
line for the elevators. We went all the way to the second floor before going
back down to the first floor. It was chilly but the views were incredible.
Overall, we were able to go up and be back down within 3 hours and was well
worth the time.
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| standing on the glass |
Sunday we said our goodbyes and then Olivia and I headed to
the
Arc de Triomphe. The arc
was built between 1806 and 1836 to honor those who fought for France. I’m glad
we made it to the Arc because it is bigger than I imagined. You can go up to the top but it was a foggy day so Olivia and I opted to just stay down on the ground. Also, there's tunnels to go underneath so don't cross the traffic.
After the Arc we wondered around Paris for a few hours,
taking in some sites, walking through the Christmas market, and stopping in at
Angelina Paris for some chocolate.
Just the way chocolate finishes a fantastic meal, it finished a fantastic trip.
However, I left knowing that 2 ½ days just wasn’t enough and there will be a
return trip in my future.
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