The last post

 

 

To wrap up our visit to Paris we went up the Montparnasse Tower. It was equal to the Eiffel Tower’s view. Unlike the Eiffel tower going up to the top of Montparnasse tower was a breeze, no lines to wait in, no elevator jam packed with 100 people, and with the view was very much the same the so Montparnasse was a fine alternative. Since this is our last post we would like to thank you for reading and commenting on our blog Thanks!

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Pompidou again

Since we had the museum pass today we decided to revisit the Pompidou again as we had done with the Louvre but this time we went on the second gallery floor instead of the first. When we walked in this time something was different than before and it almost scared us coming in. It was a Louise Bourgeois sculpture, installed in advance of her exhibition opening March 5.

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Back at the Louvre

Today we went to the Louvre for a third time because we have the museum pass today. But this time we took pictures so you too could enjoy the artwork. Also some of the pictures aren’t as high quality because of uncontrollable variables (crowds, poor light, etc.)

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Dinner at Le Petit Pontoise

Le Petit Pontoise

Today we had dinner at Le Petit Pontoise which was really really good. I had the fillet of beef in a ‘gourmande’ sauce, the meat was perfectly cooked and the sauce that was poured over it was even better. Just as before, we took a photo of the menu beforehand and translated it so we didn’t wind up having pig jowls or liver stuffed with figs.

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Our day at Versailles

As you can see by the pictures we went to the palace of Versailles today and it was very cool. The Palace alone is huge and has enough that even without the gardens you would get your money’s worth by just viewing the palace. But we went around both the palace and gardens (Even though it was very windy and slightly drizzling). First was the palace, we saw the king’s and queen’s apartments which included some large silver furniture (they didn’t let us take pictures) that were spectacular. Next was Louis the XIV’s bedroom which had a surprisingly small bed, then some guard rooms and then the Queen’s bedroom which was beautifully decorated and slightly larger than Louis’. We saw the heir’s apartments which weren’t as good as the king and queen’s, and also the chapel which the royal family used. After a lot of walking we sat down for some lunch. The next place to go was the gardens and Marie Antoinette’s domain. The gardens might have been better if it were sunny (it was raining) but it felt too long of a walk for me. Once we were at the Marie Antoinette apartments we felt better because we were out of the rain but the apartments were very interesting, like the miniature chapel that had a door so you could put it away for parties, or the huge 18th century pool table made of marble. Overall this place was good, but not interesting as the main palace.

After our visit we hopped back on the RER line C and headed for Paris.

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Going to Versailles

Tomorrow we are going to the famous palace, so be sure to look at the posts because there will be a LOT of pictures and probably quite a few posts. So be sure to stay tuned.

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apartment location found

While looking at the “plan de paris” wallpaper my grandma has, I located our apartment on the 1739 map. Even more interesting she has a book of prints of the real map of Paris by Turgot. It should be fun to look back at the old map after we’ve been there in the city.

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