Days 2, 3 and 4 of Summer Vacation - Paris and Versailles

Sorry it took so long for me to post this, but we took over 1000 pictures and I have been putting off going through them. We stayed in Paris for 3 nights. We spent two days touring all the sites in Paris and then the 3rd day we took a short drive to Versailles to visit the palace. Paris is a beautiful city with monuments, churches, museums and gardens everywhere you turn. The architecture is amazing and every building has such detail. We walked ourselves until we couldn't walk anymore, even Lauren. She was such a big girl with just a few meltdowns, but she recovered well.

We ended up at the Eiffel Tower every night and that was definitely the highlight of our trip. Lauren was constantly trying to see if she could see the Eiffel Tower from wherever we were in the city. We also loved picnicking. At this stage with Justin, it is just too much of a hassel to go to restaurants and deal with keeping him appeased. We really enjoyed just buying breads and meats at the little markets and then finding a park to eat in. It was fun for all and we were able to relax.

Versailles was massive with gardens that went on forever. We really did not get to explore them as much as we would have liked to. Even though it was beautiful and impressive for the time it was built, Jason and I both agreed that we like the Biltmore in North Carolina better. Maybe not much of a comparison since the Biltmore is much newer, but that is what it made us think of. We had a great time in Paris and Jason and I would love to go back just the two of us to see a few more sites that we didn't get a chance to visit.

Day 1 in Paris

Day 2 in Paris

Day 3 in Paris and Versailles

At the end of our three days in Paris, Lauren informed us that she was ready to go home and be done with the trip. We promised her that when we got to our next destination, she could decide whether or not she wanted to go home, it was up to her. So, off we went to..????