We left the hotel and went on the underground to the palace of Versailles. When we arrived we were surprised to find a line of about 350 other people.
The line swirled and lapped itself 4 times across the palace square.
The line moved quickly but it still took about 2 hours. When we got in we saw just how much money the French monarchy had.
The palace was huge with giant paintings on the ceilings and the whole building looked as if it was made of gold. We learned about the french revolution on our audio guide.
It turns out that Marie Antoinette did not actually say "let them eat cake" but "let them eat our burnt bread". None the less it made the people mad.
The Paris passes did not include the gardens of the palace so we did not get to go in. Although we did get a good view of it from inside the castle.
After that we took the underground to the D'Orsay Museum.
Inside there was a lot of paintings by one of my favorite artists - Vincent Van Gogh. And there were some Monet too, which Mom, Dad and Sage really liked.
Sadly the starry night was not among them but his most famous self-portrait was there.
We left the Vincent Van Gogh section and saw some other paintings that were pretty good.
There were lots of statues too.
After we left we got on our river cruise and got to see Paris at night. The light on the water was beautiful and we passed Notre Dame,
the Louve, and the Eiffel tower on our cruise. The light on the water was beautiful.
It was truly "The City of Lights".
When we came back from our magical ride we saw the Eiffel tower light up and sparkle across its beams. It lights up every hour after dark. After the cruise ended we got chocolate crepes as a treat for all the walking we did. On the way home we got lost and ended up going in a complete circle before finding home. We were all exhausted and fell asleep instantly.
Total boats: 1 cruise
Total underground subways: 2
Total miles walked: 8.8 miles
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