Wanderlust

Our original plan was to go to a church about 3 hours outside of Paris called Mont St. Michel but we didn’t get tickets far enough in advance so the price was too high. We also didn’t want to sit on a train for 6 hours in one day. So we decided to go to Versailles Palace and see more of Paris.   We slept in later than normal because we were up so late the night before. My mom and Greg had been to Paris earlier this year and they suggested we see a church called St. Germain des Pres. They also suggested we try to see Versailles Palace later in the day to avoid the crowds. We took both pieces of advice! The day started with a stop at a different bakery. I got a raspberry beignet (French for a donut) and Lacey got another croissant. Both were delicious but not as good as the ones on Friday. We hopped on the metro and made our way to the south side of the main area of a neighborhood called the Latin Quarter. It’s called the Latin Quarter because the universities were based here...

After the insane past two days, we slept great all through the night. We got a little later start than normal because our first stop was Saint Chapelle and it doesn't open until 9am. I got up at around 7:30am and did most of the blog post from the day before. Eventually, Lacey woke up too and we left the apartment at around 8:30am. We went to a patisserie just a few minutes from our place and got our first PASTRIES! YES! These were the things both of us were probably looking forward to most food-wise. I got a pain au chocolat and Lacey got a croissant. Both were so so so good. We made our way to the subway and took it a few stops to the same area we started in yesterday (like in the middle by the mall). Our first stop was Saint Chapelle. It's a church very close to Notre Dame built around 1200 AD. It's most famous for its huge stained glass windows. The bottom level is only about 10 feet tall and unassuming. Then you climb a small spiral staircase and it explodes open ...