b’s blog

Taking the PER train out to Versaille was easy and it’s just a 5 minute walk from the station.

There are many peddlers just inside the gate hawking versaille/eurodisney wares.

Hall of mirrors was very cool, and the Napoleanic furniture very cool!

(My posts are getting shorter and lamer as we get along…)

The gardens are HUGE! Pools/fountains the size of lakes, maze-ish feeling wandering through some bushes on either side of the fountains. I think I could live here The walk from the castle to the end of the gardens and back takes over an hour.

We walked half way, towards the paddleboat launch, bike rental and restaurant and hopped on an electric tram back to the castle. Past by a sheep farm, numerous other fountains and mazes.

Here’s a shot Rob took while we had lunch at one of the cafe’s in Versaille:

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I spent the first 2 days translating things from english to chinese to french and am finally able to skip that intermediate step.

These sorta boggles my mind but Rob knows no french. I guess it’s possible since we are from the west but I thought everyone knew just a little cuz we live in this dual language country.

I totally commend Rob for trying to speak some french while we are here. I, on the other hand, can not do that because I’m too embarrassed of my poor french accent. With chinese, I’m willing to humiliate myself, french, no. Along with that, I have to physically step away out of ear shot from any conversation Rob is trying to have because I am completely embarrassed and have this uncontrollable need to correct his pronounciation.

Gorgeous, at the end of a cobblestone road at the top of a hill. Too expensive to go into... You can tell we are getting tired of seeing the touristy things when you actually consider the cost of the entrance ... [Continue reading this entry]

Musee D'Orsay = 100x better than Louvre. because: -impressionist museum (I like impressionism) -building was an old train station so it's got character -easy to navigate -less crowded/commercial feel But a Louvre sercurity guard put me on a high for the rest of the ... [Continue reading this entry]

Popping out of the metro tunnel, we pass by a small flower market. Wandering around looking for Notre Dame we came across St. Chapelle. Might as well go inside, right? Surrounded by the law courts buildings it's actually got ... [Continue reading this entry]

Jim Morrison's grave. I actually wasn't sure what band he played in or anything but Bob wanted to see it so we took the train down and had a look. It's neat to see gravestones older than the oldest ... [Continue reading this entry]

wow! pretty, eh? I had a few concerns travelling with a n00b. Sacred Heart Basillica was the first stop after dropping the bags off at the hotel. It was also the first spot we got ... [Continue reading this entry]

6 hours sounds like a lot of time to be in a layover at someplace. About enough time for someone to leave the airport and venture around and come back, right? Ah, not so much for Chicago. -1 hr waiting at ... [Continue reading this entry]

Lordy, Lordy! We have got about 2 weeks to go before we leave and he's insulted me and where I live. I live in Riverbend, an upper middle class neighbourhood. He lives in downtown ghettosville. I suggested he come and pick ... [Continue reading this entry]

After not speaking with Rob for about 4 months, I thought I would see if he wasn't crazy anymore and called him up. It's all good. He's not crazy. we can be friends. Well, I tell him in January, I'm ... [Continue reading this entry]