From Versailles, we returned to Paris for a trip to the Louvre. Mario, the worst tour guide ever, actually suggested we bypass the greatest museum in the world to go back to the perfume factory museum. We told him to shove it. We also found a gluten-free creperie in the same arrondissement as the Louvre,…
Lisa
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Versailles Palace
Our tour package included a guided tour of the interior of Versailles; this tour guide was separate from our regular tour guide. Having done it, I can’t say I would recommend this particular option. I think a self-paced, recorded guide may be better. Versailles is extremely popular, so it is incredibly crowded. We were packed…
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Oh, hey. Remember me?
So I haven’t blogged in a hot second. We finally moved in to the new building at work and are completely up and running. We wound up not having Internet in our offices for about a month. My coworker and I split days in the office and teleworking to make sure that we both got…
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The grounds of Versailles Palace
We visited Versailles, the penultimate symbol of French monarchy and opulence, on our last full day in France. Our group split in two to do a guided tour of the palace interiors. I was in the second guided group, so we had a bit of free time to explore the grounds and gardens. Versailles is…
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Fall update
Well, it’s been a month since I last blogged. That was unintentional. I’m trying to finish off these Europe trip posts, but they take a chunk of time to upload and edit photos. They also kill my motivation to blog… My new job is going well. We’re supposed to be moving to a new building,…
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