Viva la Paris!

Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Statues on the Notre Dame
View down the Seine


Arc de TriumphPalace of Versailles

Our first stop in Paris was Notre Dame de Paris. It was absolutely gargantuan and gorgeous! We lucked out because there were no lines to get in and they were having a church service. We got to listen to part of it. It sounded so majestic in French and echoing off all of the huge stone walls.
Then we drove around town to see the major sights. We saw Palace de la Concorde (concorde square), Arc de Triumph, Lourve, and many other sights.
We got off the bus to tour the Palace of Versailles. The lines were very long (that's what you get when you are in Paris on a major holiday), but went fairly quickly. We took a quick look around. It was soooo huge and beautiful. It is hard to imagine that people actually lived in these palaces. They are so massive. It was very neat to see the Hall of Mirrors, where the first world war officially ended. You need a full day to wander through this palace and all of the gardens. We didn't have that much time so we made sure to see the main attractions. That actually was the theme of our trip!
Then is was off to the hotel to get some R&R and get ready for dinner. After our R&R I started feeling queasy and knew I wouldn't make it through dinner. Yup got the lovely stomach flu. How romantic! Actually if I had to pick a time to get the flu this was the best time. We just missed dinner and a boat ride.