Versailles

On Wednesday, the third day in Paris, we caught a train to Versailles. It was really beautiful. The leaves were changing, and lightly falling to the ground. It was perfect!

Notice how the right side of the building is under construction, and they put up a screen with a picture of Versailles to cover it up. So classy.

Hall of Mirrors!

They started covering up all the statues while we were there. Luckily we caught sight of a few before they got tarped.

So this is Marie Antoinette's personal home out behind Versailles. She had parties here, and apparently was her favorite place.

And this is the creepy weird village she had built for herself so she could feel like a normal milkmaid. There are 6 or 7 different cottages here, all to simulate a real village. She had sheep brought in, and would go there to pick strawberries and pretend she was a normal girl. While the rest of France starved.

I loved loved that we were there in the fall!

Saint Chapelle

Saint Chapelle is a really beautiful chapel. We went there after the Rodin Museum. At first when we walked in I thought, "this is it?" But then you go upstairs and the windows take your breath away. They are huge, blue-ish windows that consume you from every side. The pictures don't do it justice.

This picture has nothing to do with Saint Chapelle, just taken on the day we went.

Bottom floor

Upstairs

And a little Arc de Triomphe at night

Rodin Museum

On our second day in Paris we started out at the Rodin Museum. It was one of my favorite things. This museum is seen in a lot of movies that are shot in Paris, including Midnight in Paris. It's an old hotel that Rodin used to rent, and then the grounds around it. The grounds are beautiful, and full of Rodin sculptures.

The neighborhood it was in was really beautiful. You can see the tip of the Eiffel Tower through the trees!

All the single ladies...

The Thinker
That little boy is sitting like him! I just noticed! I wonder if he knew he was doing that.

The grass was very green. Also- while we were in Paris we had a museum pass that got you into all the museums for free. It also let you cut the lines. I totally felt like a VIP at Rodin, just passing everyone by. The museum pass was the absolute best!

Paris!

Here's the rundown of my first day in Paris and beware, it's picture overload. We got to Paris, via the chunnel, at about noon. Checked into the hotel, then went to Notre Dame. After Notre Dame we meandered around the city. We went to the bookshop started by Gertrude Stein, got a crepe from a mean man who jipped me on my change, went to the Eiffel Tower, and went on a boat tour! I love boat tours. It got a little chilly and I wanted some gloves, but it was still good!

Also- Paris is THE BEST in the fall.

This is one of the lock bridges in Paris. People in love write their names on locks, lock their love up, and then throw the key into the Seine.

Gertie's bookshop. Way expensive. They'd put stickers of their higher prices over the lower prices that come printed on the books, lame.

Pont Neuf bridge. There's lots of fun faces sculpted on this bridge. We played a game where we'd turn around, make one of the faces, and the others would guess which one we were mimicking. It was funny.

Look! My new dear friend, right on the side of the Louvre.

Thumbs up to you, Mr. Eiffel!

Boat tour! The crazy people on our cruise would scream under every single bridge. And there are A LOT of bridges in Paris.

Notre Dame at night.

Obsessed with fall.