Yesterday and today

So I didn't really go through our itinerary for yesterday. We ended up going to Versailles. It was beautiful, and actually very easy to get find. We took the RER train from Notre Dame, and it went straight there in less time than an hour. It was hot. The sun was out and it's very open with little shade. We walked through the chateau, then the gardens and finally to Marie Antoinette's "cottage". It was a good day but long. We had Italian food closer to the hotel again. Today we picked up Samantha at the airport and went on a whirlwind tour. We started at Notre Dame Cathedral where we took a free tour, it was interesting. We saw them lay the crown of thorns on the altar. There were so many religious people, it was pretty amazing. Then we walked around the back of the Cathedral and saw an hop on, hop off boat. We bought two day tickets for €19 each and took the boat to the Louvre. That place is extremely overwhelming, it's huge and somewhat confusing. We did see the Mona Lisa, we had to fight our way to the front, and then it is behind glass so the photos end up with a glare. Ok, so the day was not over! We went from the Louvre by the metro to the Eiffel Tower. It is beautiful. We got there as the sun was setting so we saw the sky light up, the lights come on all across Paris and the tower itself sparkle. Only bad thing was it started to rain. We took the RER back near the hotel, ate and walked back. Now it's after midnight and I should be asleep... until next time





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