The journey I embarked on was to the “City of Lights,” Paris. I arrive in the morning of Friday, May 1 and headed directly to my hostel. After check-in I went to explore the city. My first stop was Notre Dame. I was able to enter the cathedral after waiting just a short time. I thought it would have been much larger. The Disney movie “Hunchback of Notre Dame” let me down a bit. In any case it was beautiful and I enjoyed the rose windows and the history of it all. After, I had lunch at a small café, where I paid 10 euro for a 3 course meal and 4 euro for a bottle of water. 
I then walked down to the Louvre, but it was closed. I did not realize that it was a bank holiday in France. I then continued through the parks the lead to the Champs-Élysées. Once I got to the street I was a bit disappointed because all of the stores were also closed. So I continued and then saw the Arc de Triomphe. Later that night I met some nice English speaking people and we made plans to go to Versailles the next day.
At Versailles waited in line for 2 hours just to buy tickets. So two people went and bought sandwiches for all of us while waited. Inside the château we were amazed at the grand splendor of all rooms. The paintings were spectacular. We saw King Louis’s room as well as Marie Antoinette’s room. It was so amazing. After the palace we went to the gardens. They were my favorite part of the entire place. The gardens went on forever, they are so huge. At one point we got lost inside. There are several fountains and even a lake with row boats.
We returned to Paris in time to eat dinner and then we headed off to the Eiffel Tower. We waited in line to buy tickets to go up in the Eiffel Tower. Lucky for us we were the last group of the night to be able to go all the way to the top. I was so excited as we got on the elevator that I was jumping up and down. The views from the top were amazing. The tower was beautiful and loved every minute of it. We took the elevator down to the second level and then walked down the stairs (there are so many). By this time the public transportation was closing so we rented some bike and took a ride home. It was magnificent because we drove by all the sites as they were illuminated.
I then walked down to the Louvre, but it was closed. I did not realize that it was a bank holiday in France. I then continued through the parks the lead to the Champs-Élysées. Once I got to the street I was a bit disappointed because all of the stores were also closed. So I continued and then saw the Arc de Triomphe. Later that night I met some nice English speaking people and we made plans to go to Versailles the next day.
At Versailles waited in line for 2 hours just to buy tickets. So two people went and bought sandwiches for all of us while waited. Inside the château we were amazed at the grand splendor of all rooms. The paintings were spectacular. We saw King Louis’s room as well as Marie Antoinette’s room. It was so amazing. After the palace we went to the gardens. They were my favorite part of the entire place. The gardens went on forever, they are so huge. At one point we got lost inside. There are several fountains and even a lake with row boats.
We returned to Paris in time to eat dinner and then we headed off to the Eiffel Tower. We waited in line to buy tickets to go up in the Eiffel Tower. Lucky for us we were the last group of the night to be able to go all the way to the top. I was so excited as we got on the elevator that I was jumping up and down. The views from the top were amazing. The tower was beautiful and loved every minute of it. We took the elevator down to the second level and then walked down the stairs (there are so many). By this time the public transportation was closing so we rented some bike and took a ride home. It was magnificent because we drove by all the sites as they were illuminated. 
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