Murphys in Paris - Day 3

Day 3 was a crazy busy day.

We got up bright & early & were out the door by 9:45, a minor miracle considering we are moving 5 people with one bathroom. We took the RER train out to Versailles, and the weather had promised to be clear with no precipitation, just about 30 degrees (it sounds better saying it in farenheit rather than the -2 celcius). It was cold & as we walked from the train station to the Chateau it started to snow a bit. Crazy. We had a great time in the Chateau, saw a fabulous exhibit of treasures from the Saxony Royal family and the Hall of Mirrors (which is undergoing restoration for about 3 years) had just opened 1/2 of the room, so we were able to see some of the room & the cleaned chandaliers in all of its glory. It is going to be really amazing when they are all finished.



It was so cold outside we didn't spend much time in the garden, just enough so that mom & dad could see the extent of the lake from the upper grounds, but there was ice on all of the fountains and the statues had all been covered up against the cold of the winter.














We walked into the town of Versailles for a great lunch at a little bakery, but the cold on the walk almost did us in (I think my toes were already getting frost bite), so we decided to go back to Paris & warm up a bit more in the apartment before going out for the evening.







We spent the night at the Musee D'Orsay (they have late openings on Thursday nights ) & went straight up to the Impressionist floor. The building itself is so amazing, and it was so wonderful to basically have the museum to ourselves. It is one of Troy & my favorites, so we were really excited to share it with mom & dad.