And we thought the lines were long yesterday...

Anneke eating escargot

We were so tired last night that we are writing this on Wednesday morning.

We started by going to Versailles to see Fontainbleu, the palace of kings.  In the outer courtyard the lines wound back and forth under the sun.  We waited about an hour and half to get into the palace.  When we finally got in, it was beautiful; but there were so many people, it was hard to see anything.  Chloe, especially, loved the art on the walls and the ceiling.  We wanted to go to  the gardens, but the lines were long again, our feet hurt, and it was even hotter outside.

Our next stop was Musee d’Orsay where Mom had given us a list of  paintings to see.  Not all were there.  In fact, “Starry Night” by Van Gogh was actually in Korea.  Chloe was interested in seeing all of the museum, while Anneke was more interested in seeing the sculptures, the architecture, and playing on the iPad.

We then went to the Basillica, Sacre Coeur, on the hill above Montmartre.  Before we rode up on the funicular, some men tried to put strings around our fingers.  Nonny yelled at them to go away.  At the top, we had a beautiful view with lots of people waiting for the sunset.  Inside they were just starting a service, so as we walked through, the nuns started singing.  It echoed throughout the basilica and was enchanting.  Coming back down, the men tried to tie string around our wrists again.  It turned out they wanted to make bracelets and then they charged us for them.

Then we went to an outdoor café for dinner where Anneke decided to try escargot.  She said it tasted just like garlic bread.

To top the day off, we went to see the Eiffel Tower at night.  The lights on it made it look gold and Anneke said that she felt she was now really in Paris!