Versailles and Paris
Trip Start
May 15, 2008
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Trip End
May 26, 2008
Paris,
Île-de-France,
France
Saturday, May 24, 2008
The drive out of Nancy was actually very pleasant, and we got to Versailles in less time than expected. Versailles unfortunately was very wet. We made the mistake of buying the garden ticket instead of the ticket to see inside the palace. So we then stood in line to try to exchange our ticket for the right one. Strangely, while in line, I ended up standing next to the son of one of the missionary families that we visited when I last went to Thailand. What a small world! We talked a bit and caught up, and John is the same that I remember him - if you ever see this John, good luck in your travels and your future!
Middle of the courtyard
We found out we could not exchange our tickets, so we decided to just enjoy the gardens. There was supposed to be a water spectacle, which we believed to be a water show (think Bellagio). However, at 3:30 pm, when we were frantically trying to figure out what fountain we had to go to, and in the rain, no less, we soon realized that the 'eau spectacular just meant that all the water fountains were going to be turned on. Meh. Actually it was all very pretty, and we took as many photos as possible.
It was very stressful trying to get back to the rental car station, but by an act of God, we got back in one piece. We said goodbye to our dirty bug-ridden car, and made our way to our hotel. We stepped in, and it was spacious, clean, and everything we could have wanted in our last hotel stay in this country. C'est bon! Tomorrow we check out the city, and try to stay awake before our crack of dawn flight to LA. :(
