Day Three Highlights: Off to Versailles - Attempting to post pictures -
Bon Soir Everyone! If my blog is too long, and you can't see, we added a picture to our first three Europe posts. So scroll down and enjoy
We are still having a great time, although a little more tired than before. How long does it take to get over jet lag? As you know, we had slept until noon yesterday, and then couldn't fall asleep last night. We did discover that the sun doesn't set until ten p.m., that the Eiffel Tower stays lit until 2 a.m. (we can see the top of the tower from our hotel room), and that the sun rises by 6 a.m.
We wandered through an antique fair on Rue Cler. Mom would have been in Heaven! I could picture her trying to figure out ways to ship the furniture home! :-) We had breakfast - I tried the "French Breakfast" which is just a croissant and juice, and Eric had an omelet.
Then we headed for Versailles. We sat on the train with two lovely ederly ladies from Ireland. It is so fun to get to talk to people from other countries. They were very sweet, and filled our heads with visions of Ireland (... I sense another trip in the makings...but that will be a few years off!)
We reached Versailles and were so grateful that we have Paris Museum Passes. These passes work like the fast pass at Disneyland, and we were able to skip the 2+ hour line and go right in. The palace was amazing, beyond words. The gardens were even more incredible, and we spent most of the day getting lost in the gardens. It's amazing to think that that was once someone's yard! We literally walked for hours and did not see all of it. The fountains were our favorite part. For the last hour and a half of the day, they play classical French music and turn the fountains on. Gorgeous!
We made our way home, and needed a break. So we've been watching the French Open on our hotel tv. We discovered that there is internet access in our lobby, so that's how we were able to upload the three pictures. However, the keyboard is in French (yes I know that's still the Roman alphabet, but the keys are in different places and it was nearly impossible just to log in.) So we spent about 30 minutes trying to figure out how to upload the pictures, and then quit, because there were people waiting to use the computer. Now we are back at the Internet Cafe, but don't have the ability to upload pictures here.
Now we are on our way to the Eiffel Tower so that we can see it completely lit up. Then dinner somewhere. Tomorrow we will try to go to Giverny and see Monet's gardens - another dream come true for me!
Insane moment of the day: we each paid 6euros for a soda!!! We will never complain about movie theater prices again! Those seem like huge bargains! We can't figure out why beverages in Paris cost about two thirds what a meal costs! Crazy! But we've finally clued into the idea of just buying our drinks at the grocery store (so much cheaper!) and bringing them with us.
Fun Food Discovery: I don't remember if I mentioned Gouda Biscuits - the snack crackers that we found yesterday...yummy! We're having fun at the grocery store!
Our love to everyone, and thanks for posting comments, Mom, Dad, Grandma and Ed! :-)
Bon Soir Everyone! If my blog is too long, and you can't see, we added a picture to our first three Europe posts. So scroll down and enjoy
We are still having a great time, although a little more tired than before. How long does it take to get over jet lag? As you know, we had slept until noon yesterday, and then couldn't fall asleep last night. We did discover that the sun doesn't set until ten p.m., that the Eiffel Tower stays lit until 2 a.m. (we can see the top of the tower from our hotel room), and that the sun rises by 6 a.m.
We wandered through an antique fair on Rue Cler. Mom would have been in Heaven! I could picture her trying to figure out ways to ship the furniture home! :-) We had breakfast - I tried the "French Breakfast" which is just a croissant and juice, and Eric had an omelet.
Then we headed for Versailles. We sat on the train with two lovely ederly ladies from Ireland. It is so fun to get to talk to people from other countries. They were very sweet, and filled our heads with visions of Ireland (... I sense another trip in the makings...but that will be a few years off!)
We reached Versailles and were so grateful that we have Paris Museum Passes. These passes work like the fast pass at Disneyland, and we were able to skip the 2+ hour line and go right in. The palace was amazing, beyond words. The gardens were even more incredible, and we spent most of the day getting lost in the gardens. It's amazing to think that that was once someone's yard! We literally walked for hours and did not see all of it. The fountains were our favorite part. For the last hour and a half of the day, they play classical French music and turn the fountains on. Gorgeous!
We made our way home, and needed a break. So we've been watching the French Open on our hotel tv. We discovered that there is internet access in our lobby, so that's how we were able to upload the three pictures. However, the keyboard is in French (yes I know that's still the Roman alphabet, but the keys are in different places and it was nearly impossible just to log in.) So we spent about 30 minutes trying to figure out how to upload the pictures, and then quit, because there were people waiting to use the computer. Now we are back at the Internet Cafe, but don't have the ability to upload pictures here.
Now we are on our way to the Eiffel Tower so that we can see it completely lit up. Then dinner somewhere. Tomorrow we will try to go to Giverny and see Monet's gardens - another dream come true for me!
Insane moment of the day: we each paid 6euros for a soda!!! We will never complain about movie theater prices again! Those seem like huge bargains! We can't figure out why beverages in Paris cost about two thirds what a meal costs! Crazy! But we've finally clued into the idea of just buying our drinks at the grocery store (so much cheaper!) and bringing them with us.
Fun Food Discovery: I don't remember if I mentioned Gouda Biscuits - the snack crackers that we found yesterday...yummy! We're having fun at the grocery store!
Our love to everyone, and thanks for posting comments, Mom, Dad, Grandma and Ed! :-)
1 comment:
My wife and I have been enjoying reading your posts. I was in Europe in '89, and your trip is one I have wanted to do for several years. We will be looking forward to learning from your experiences - the Paris Museum Pass is a great tip -- Merci!
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