Today we took the RER train out to Versailles. It was hot and the lines were really long. We toured the palace (I have to admit, I am not much for French history and this might have been my least favorite day of the trip). By the time we fought the crowds in the Palace, we were hot, tired, and hungry. By no means did we do the gardens justice. We were all in agreement that if we ever were back in Versailles that we would do the gardens over the palace. We ate at a McDonald's before riding the RER train back to Paris. The McDonald's in Paris are interesting as they have cafes in the front of the as well as having electronic orders screens that you can pre-order (if you have a credit card with a pin number-which we did not). Once we got back to Paris, John and Clay went back to the room to rest, but Sage and I headed over to the Arch de Triumph. I want to climb to the top while our museum pass was still good to get some pictures of Paris from the top.
The RER train to Versailles was double decker. We sat at the top. John is looking out the window at another double decker train.
Outside of double decker train
Welcome to Versailles
The lines were possibly worse then Disney.
Standing by the front gate
ceiling
bed
another ceiling
candelabras, but look at the crowds
looking out the window at a church in town
in the gardens
enjoying the sunlight. My back we really hurting by this point of the trip, so it was hard to enjoy the gardens
Interesting tree
garden clock, it was off by 1 hour
tiring day and tiring trip
Arch de Triumph
climbing up the stairs (really did not help my back)
I loved this church, plus it in near the hotel. I loved that I could find where we were staying by finding it. Sacre Coeur
Looking down one of the streets with the Sacre Coeur in the background
Another street
Eiffel tower
The big buildings of Paris
Sage and Eiffel tower
Kadi and Eiffel tower
Panorama of 5 of the streets from the top of the Arch de Triumph
Looking up at the Arch de Triumph
Shop in Paris
Electronic order area in a McCafe/McDonalds
Clay and Sage laying on sage's and my bed in hotel in Paris.
Walking through the shopping area a couple blocks from the hotel. This was a chocolate shop with a chocolate Notre Dame
Another pig sign (he doesn't look constipated)
I wanted to do physical cache in Paris, so there was a park not too far from the hotel that looked like a good choice. It was called the the wall of I love you's, because of the mural. And I found the cache after waiting some people out to reach under the bench. Also we saw and bride and groom taking pictures in the park.
You could not however play soccer in the park, but there was a group of 3-4 men playing just outside the park.
Walking up to the Sacre Coeur
View of Paris from Sacre Coeur
panarama
beautiful church.
Sage and John in window of Paris hotel
I told John I was going to buy him one and have Clark embroidered on it
Movie of people singing in front of Sacre Coeur
Video of the street outside our Paris hotel. It was fun to stand in our room in the evening and watch all the busy people.
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