France Trip # 2 (Stop 1 of 3 - Versailles)

So Carlye, Alex and I made another trip to France at the end of August and the beginning of September. We made three stops - first in Versailles to see the Palace for a day. The Palace is massive and the gardens and grounds behind it are acres and acres of land. We spent the better part of the day going through the palace and then through the gardens and other buildings throughout the property.

We drove the entire trip (almost 3000 KM) so Alex was a trooper in the car. He started out reading one of his books but he got most excited when we were driving through the tunnels as seen below -

Here is Alex in front of the statue that sits in front of the palace the night before we went exploring the grounds - he had fun for a good 30 minutes running around this thing and playing peek-a-boo with mom and dad.

Here are some pictures from outside the palace -

Front of the palace -

Looking out at the gardens from the palace -

Looking at the back of the palace from the gardens -

Here are some pics from inside the palace -

This is the hall of mirrors -

Alex really did not appreciate the inside of the palace and thus I did not get to appreciate it as much as I probably would have since no strollers were allowed and Alex could not get on my shoulders (guess they are worried about him knocking into something). So Alex decided he wanted the listening device for the guided tour that I was trying to use and he also made sure to try and go beyond the ropes whenever it was possible.

Once we were outside he got to run around some more and inspect the palace.

Carlye and I got a picture in front of Marie Antoinette's house. She decided the Palace was too much for her so she decided to live in another building back behind the Palace on the grounds.

Next stop the Bordeaux region