versailles

Thursday we went out to Versailles and the group I went with headed out at about 8:00 so we got there shortly after it opened.  Somehow we got lucky and there were no lines.  We literally walked right in with no waiting at all.  I was somewhat unimpressed by the palace, though I did like the Hall of Mirrors; that was cool.  We went through pretty quickly but spent several hours in the gardens.  

hall of mirrors

First we just walked around, but then we decided to rent bikes for an hour and so we proceeded to ride around the entire gardens.  In case you don’t know, Versailles’ gardens are enormous and we went biked rather quickly.  I was exhausted after that but then we walked over to Marie-Antoinette’s hamlet which is adorable.  It looks like something straight out of Beauty and the Beast or Snow White.  It was such a cool experience, definitely something you have to do if you go to Paris.  

            Back in Paris, some friends and I went to the Pantheon to see where some famous dead people are buried including Alexander Dumas, Victor Hugo, Marie Curie, Voltaire and Rousseau.  Then we got some food, probably the most important part of the day.  We found this great creperie on rue Moufettard as suggested by a friend.  I had a dark chocolate crepe – ohmygoodness it was tasty.  The guy even put the chocolate on in shapes! From there we went to the arc du triumph and hiked up to the top to get some views of the city.  It was dark but so, so fun.  We also saw the Eiffel Tower sparkle which was a unique and rather thrilling experience.  I loved it.

my delicious crepe