Monthly archives:August 2014

  • Going Goth

  • We enjoyed our breakfast of mini pastries from the bread tent as we waited in line to climb Notre Dame, the beautiful Gothic cathedral on the Île de la Cité.  The climb was a lot less difficult than the Eiffel Tower which was good because it was already pretty warm out.  The view from the towers was[...]
  • Vive la revolution!

  • We took an early train from the nearby Saint-Michel stop to Versailles.  Even though we were there before it opened there was still a bit of a line, likely because it had been closed for the strike the day before.  Thankfully it moved quickly and before we knew it we were inside walking through room[...]