The Eiffel Tower
What more needs to be said? It was a gorgeous spring day and Stephanie and I captured some pretty amazing photos. But see for yourself!
Marie Antoinette's Hamlet at Versailles is one of the cutest places I can imagine living. It has a kind of fantasy peacefulness reminiscent of the Hobbit's Shire in New Zealand. Marie's guests and servants often stayed in the Hamlet. Bob and I had previously toured the palace, and on this visit we simply enjoyed the Hamlet. We started with a view of Petit Trianon, her personal little villa, and then came back to see the inside after wandering around her upscale model peasant village. It's said she like to dress up and pretend to be a milkmaid.
Pathways wander among gardens and ponds, completing the perfect traditional village.
Now, back to Marie's mini-palace, Petit Trianon, with a brief stop at her Theater building along the way:
On Monday, May 7th, Stephanie and I had booked an evening flight to Rome, Italy. Bob had departed Paris the previous day to take care of more business, and Ben generously offered to stay home and take care of the kids Tuesday through Thursday so that Stephanie and I could take a little trip together. But we had most of Monday available, so we took Bennett and Tanner to Giverny in the Seine Valley to the west of Paris to meander through the gardens at the home of Claude Monet. After waiting what seemed like hours in a terribly long line, we were admitted to see the inspiration place of Monet's waterlilies and other impressionistic paintings. No wonder he created on canvas what he did!
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