On Saturday there were about 7 of us that left the hotel at 10 am. We went to the Chateau de Versailles. The train ride took about an hour to get there and this was the first time we left Paris. Once we got there the view was absolutely amazing! There was gold everywhere (gates, statues, windows...) Before walking up to the Palace, we had to hold our bags super tight because there were tons of gypsies around. They swarm you like bugs! You just have to be firm with them and say NO! once we got through the gates, the size of this palace became even bigger. We started out our journey through the backyard of the gardens. You know those huge hedges that create a maze? well that is exactly what we were in. It was so pretty. We took so many pictures! (Look on facebook!) As we made our way through the garden we eventually made it to Marie-Antoinettes estate. It was gorgeous, not quite as large as the palace but bigger than my house! She even has a reheating room- to reheat food..WHAT? yea, just to reheat food! After touring her estate, we made our way back to King Louis XIV Palace to take a tour! The place was so huge that it took us at least an hour to make it through the whole thing. The halls where enormous and the rooms were so detailed. I was amazed by the sculptures and art on all the walls and ceilings. This day trip took the entire day! We came back and napped for a bit, but we wanted to go our since it was Cinco de Mayo! DUH! So four of us found this fajita restaurant and when we got there we found out we needed reservations! (We went all the way there in pouring rain!) We eventually found a restaurant and had a few drinks!
On Sunday we attempted to go to the Louvre Museum but the line was literally about 3 hours long! So we went to this flea market that our director told us about. She said it wasn't like normal ones and we could get stuff for super cheap. So we decided to check it out! Well on our way there, there for like 5 of us. When we got there, it turned out to be like any other place you would find in the bahamas or New York, except we were left with fear and clenching our bags as tight as possible. I got one thing, but other than that it was the same cheap crap you could find anywhere. And once you have gone down one isle you have seen it all! Well on our way back, we were about to get on the metro and the doors literally closed on me!!! I couldn't get on the metro with the people i was with! there was nothing I could about it. Colleen was screaming through the metro telling me what stop to get off at!! They were going to wait for me there! I was super scared at this point. I was stuck in the metro by myself and not a clue how to speak french. Luckily, I figured out how to get to the stop. It was definitely a frightening experience but we have a plan if that happens again. Later, we got a super LATE lunch like 3ish (and I was STARVING at this point). The weather sucked...it was cold/rainy...so Colleen and I went back and napped and just rested for the next day of school.
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