Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Versailles et Paris

Have you ever heard of Versailles? Well, that was where we were at for a good portion of our day. We had an interesting guidée du châtue. Of which we afterward had a lunch. This was the first time I ordered my food without the aid of anyone in French. It turned out well enough to where I got what I wanted and was able to ask for my check afterward.





































































Then we left for Paris to continue our guided tour. We pasted by some major sights: les Champs-Èlysées, l’Arc de Triomphe, la Tour Eiffel, les Grands boulevards, les Invalides (where we stopped and saw the Crypt, or tomb, of Napoleon), Notre Dame (where the President of France just happened to be, so we were not able to really see it), etc.


















































































After our tour we were dropped off near Montmarte where we could walk around. We spotted Moulin Rouge and also found a wonderful view of Paris, then at 19h30 (7:30) we had Dîner en commun sur la butte Montmartre. By the way, if you are vegan, which I am, it is very hard to eat around here. But it is possible.



3 comments:

JK said...

You're vegan? What'd you eat in Paris?

Malcolm S. Douglas said...

It was tough, but it was possible. Actually, it was easier in Paris.

Anonymous said...

At least the nice thing about the cheese and eggs in Paris is that the cheese is actually better for you than it is here. They take care of their cows and you are allowed to know if they have put hormones, antibotics etc. in it. The cheese is not pasteurized so it is easier to digest and better for you. The eggs are generally not factor produced like they are here. The food in general is probably of a higher quality.

Sadly they don't have a Rio's over there....then again we don't have a Rio's over here any more either.

Tim