When I found out I would only be coming to France for 6 months, I remember realizing that I wouldn't have to miss any big events of the year, i.e. Thanksgiving, Christmas, the ranch, the reunion. Of course John said, "well you'll miss the Super Bowl". And since the Texans just missed out on that playoff spot, it could have been a bummer. But here we are, Super Bowl Sunday and I will not be watching. It comes on around 12:30 am and seeing that I get up at 7am, I will be picking sleep over football. Go Packers, I'll check the score when I wake up.
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| The Front of the Palace |
Today I went to Versailles. The place is magnificent. Again, the camera does the place no justice. Every inch is decorated and every inch is beautiful. The gardens are great as well, but it was a cold morning, so we didn't stay out there long. We also took a tour of the private chambers, that you can't see on the normal circuit. I went once before, when I was 15, and I remember it well, but the size is still surprising.
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| The Hall of Mirrors |
Afterwards, we went into Saint Germain and grabbed a sandwich. Now for those of you who don't know, sandwiches are possibly my favorite food. Hot, cold, simple, inventive, I love sandwiches. So it's great that the food I want happens to be on the cheap side. The only downside is, you usually buy the sandwiches at windows and don't have a place to sit. Luckily for me, I have found a couple of places in the town that do have seats and they have tasty sandwiches too. I also discovered a small gelato place right across the street with fairly priced servings. Kind of wish I hadn't found it now that I think about it.
I made it home for dinner and we all discussed our weekends. They had duck for lunch and saved me some for my lunch tomorrow. They wanted me to have some, seeing as it's very French and it would be an experience. I'm not complaining,
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The Gardens
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Oh! you have been doing some grand things. Versailles, the Louvre, good results with your cooking. And an UNO speciality! Thank you for all the very good photos, Have a wonderful time skiing. You never told me what country you'd be skiing in. Italy, Austria or Switzerland? Habe a grand old time in the mountains.
ReplyDeleteWhen you go to Ireland, you should know that I am 1/2 Irish. Grandma Wellman's father Patrick came from Ireland when he was 14. Grandpa Ken's Mother was namrd Smith, but it was an Irish Smith.Grandma Linda