Today was ‘the surprise trip’. Allison planned a trip that I wasn’t allowed to know about and today was it. We hopped a 2 hour train from London to Paris. Allison was really good about keeping the secret, but had to spill the beans as we went through the UK border (since they ask where you’re going).
The train ride was smooth and quick. I spent half the time in the dining car waiting in line to get something for us to eat. Once we popped up out of the ‘chunnel’ it was immediately noticable that we were in France. The architecture of the houses was very distinct.
From Paris we rode the 20minute metro train out to Versailles and toured the Chateu there, home of kings. It was PACKED. It was unlike any other mass of people I’ve ever seen. It started sprinkling as we walked up, and of course there was a massive line to get in. We got a little soaked before we finally got inside. We walked throughout the enourmous building and looked at tons of paintings, tapestries, chandeliers, and statues. The mass of people made it a bit uncomfortable to move around, since we never felt like we weren’t on top of someone else. We enjoyed looking around regardless. It was also unfortunate that we weren’t able to tour the grounds/gardens. Most of the estate is gardens, fountains, and pools. But the rain kept us inside. I hadn’t realized how lucky we’ve been to be dry so far.
After we left the Chateu, we stopped at McDonalds for Le Big Mac. I’ve never been in a busier fast food joint, anywhere.
We took the metro back into Paris and made our way to our hotel. The hotel is really nice and modern. We were very impressed and excited.
After settling in and planning tomorrow, we popped out to get some dinner. We decided to have some pizza at a brasserie down the street. Quite good eggplant and mushroom pizza, and great dessert (she had gelato, I had tirimisu).
Tomorrow, we’re sleeping in for once!!!
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