Today was busy to say the least. We got up early for breakfast and were on the train by 8 to get to Versailles when it opened. That was a great move because when we left the line was hours long to get in. We journeyed through the palace and my favorite room, the Hall of Mirrors. After that it was a long hike through the gardens to Marie Antionette's own house and her Austrian farm house, which is the neatest part of the estate. After that it was off the Eiffel Tower. The line was so long we had decided we would climb to stairs and then all of a sudden another line opened up and we got to go up on the elevator in less than 20 minutes! We went to level two and then continued to the summit, or very top of the tower. It was a little scary but the view was amazing. Now it was time to find food. Lunch was at 5 p.m. and then off for more exploring. Notre Dame, the Pompadou Centre, the Lourve gardens (the museum itself is closed on Tuesdays), through the Tuelleries and lastly to the Arc de Triompe. We had planned to go to the top, but we had not desire to climb the more than 200 stairs after roaming the city for more than 12 hours. We drug back into the hotel exhausted and now we are packing to get on the road to Brussels in the morning. Paris was excited, but didn't feel as safe as London. Lost more homeless people and pickpockets everywhere!
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