Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Day Seven- Sacre Coeur and Versailles

We said goodbye to Judah and Keslie and headed back to Notre Dame to pick up a souvenir (book) for Liam and then went up to Sacre Coeur. Compared to Notre Dame and a lot of other architectural cathedrals in Paris, Sacre Coeur is relatively new. I LOVED the architecture but was bummed that they didn't allow any photography of the interior of the building. It was fabulous and amazing and I could have stayed there for a very long time, but we didn't :(. We left and rode the train out to Versailles. 
Pictures just don't do it justice.
Sacre Coeur.
Versailles
The ceiling of the chapel in Versailles. Versailles was larger and more impressive than I had imagined. Can't even picture how anyone could consider a place this size a 'home'.
Dave in front of a fireplace. It is taller and much much wider than he is. That thing was massive, and there must have been lots of more just like this one! 
Dave and I in front of the Hall of Mirrors. Not as impressive as the pictures make it out to be, maybe because it was so crowded with tourists. 
Here we are again. 
A small fraction of the total amount of gardens in the landscaping of Versailles. Can't imagine the landscaping bill each month! It was fabulous and very green! 
Dave in front of part of the back side of Versailles. 
Me in the same location. 
We finished at Versailles with it still being light outside so we headed back to Paris and went by the Plaza de Concorde.
There was a fun little market that we toured through and purchased some souvenirs. Always lots and lots of meat stands, cheese stands, and creperies. Of course, each time we just have to pick up a hot crepe (I like them with Nutella, Dave typically gets sugar). 
Next stop, Hotel Deville. Historic plaza of many beheadings. Now a government building. Very large and wonderful architecture. We spent some time in the plaza in front by the fountains watching some young boys torment an older lady and her birds. 

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