Today the sun finally shone in Paris!
We got up in the
morning to a rainstorm, had a lovely French breakfast complete with crepes,
eggs, cold meats, cheeses and fruit! Delicious! We took the RER out to
Versailles with Karine. When we arrived it seemed like the whole world had come
to see the King’s Appartements. The lines were long but fortunately we got in
quickly because we are a group. We followed up into the King’s Appartements and
learned about the ceiling frescoes and living like Kings and Queens-their
duties and King Louis XIV’s rule as head of state in France-“l’etat, c’est
moi!” We also enjoyed learning about the Hall of Mirrors which is where the
Treaty of Versailles was signed and the peace treaty for the Franco-Prussian
war was settled—lots of things that the students will learn in history class!
The
students enjoyed learning about the tapestries and life during the time of the
Sun God; however, at points it was very crowded with lots of tourists in very
narrow rooms. The palace is quite a masterpiece with all its gold leaf, artwork
and just the grandeur of the palace.
After
a quick bite to eat we headed back on the RER to Paris. With the weather having
improved we climbed up the stairs to the second level of the Eiffel Tower. The
students were impressed at the structure and enjoyed facing the windy climb!
They took lots of pictures looking down over the city. This was indeed a trip
highlight!
We
headed back to the hotel to have dinner and then returned back downtown to get
on the bateau-mouche cruise down the Seine River. The student photographers
shot hundreds of night photos of the Eiffel Tower and all the monuments on the
route! It was a perfect end to our three day stay in Paris!
Tomorrow off to Italy to find sunshine and more adventures!
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