When we woke in the morning, we hopped on the metro and took a 20 minute ride outside the city, where along the way we passed the Statue of Liberty, a smaller version of the real thing (sorry, we were moving too fast and were too far away to snap a picture of it).
After getting off our stop and walking a couple of blocks, we saw the palace and one world could sum it up it best:
Grand.
And I mean grand in every sense of the word. So magnificent and extravagant, that our Canon point and shoot digital camera could never do it justice.
But that doesn't mean I didn't try...
The hall of mirrors:
Painting of Napolean's Coronation:
The garden:
After walking around the whole day and immersing ourselves in the palace and the outside grounds, we said goodbye and boarded a train back to Paris and planted ourselves in front of a heaping plate of mussels and fries for dinner.
Full and content, we strolled around and found ourselves at the Eiffel Tower, where we posed for pictures and almost ruined the most romantic memory any couple could have between them. Here's how it went down:
After Waverly grew tired of countless pictures of us with me holding the camera with my outstretched arm and cutting off the Tower in the photo, she deplored me to ask someone to help us take one of us together. So low and behold, there was a couple to our left, nuzzled together, partaking in a romantic moment, with the Eiffel Tower sparkling in the background. I had my reservations about being that annoying tourist that interrupts people for a picture, but had very little choice with Waverly breathing down my neck. As I waited for the right moment to intrude, I glanced over to find the young man holding a jewelry box open with a ring inside. Now, imagine me, ruining that perfect moment with a "uhm.. excuse me, can you take a picture for us?"
But you know what, the pictures I did take with my outstretched arm will do just fine.
1 comment:
Versailles was incredible. I’ve always wanted to visit Versailles since I was a little girl and heard stories about the Palace of Versailles. As we walked by rooms in the palace, statues by the fountains, the massive canal, and the huge gardens and parks, I imagined Marie Antoinette’s extravagant lifestyle, her social parties, and how she was forced to leave the palace during the French Revolution. Versailles visit was really a wonderful experience.
The cream sauce in the mussels bucket was the best cream sauce I’ve ever had. Also, the mussel meat was more tender than those served in the states maybe because of the smaller size. French cuisine was definitely my favorite throughout the entire Europe trip. The nice thing about French dining is they have a set menu of appetite, main course and dessert that you can choose from. You just tell them if you want meal A, B, or C. It was certainly helpful for us non French speaking tourists!
Luckily you hesitated when I asked you to ask the couple to take a picture of us in front the Eiffel Tower. It must have been a very romantic moment for them. I’m glad we didn’t ruin it for them. Oh Paris & Romance always seem to go together~
Aren’t you glad I made you take a hundred pictures each day? Now you can use them to refresh your memories 6 months after our trip. I’m really glad you started writing again. Keep up the good work!
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