May 16th, 2014
On Thursday we took the Metro to the Montmarte area and toured the Sacre Coeur and walked up the 300 steps to the dome where we had a great view of Paris.
Sacre Coeur
Toured the artist area and continued shopping for scarves and souvenirs. After dinner we took a night cruise on the Seine. The Eiffel Tower was lit up when we returned.
The Seine at sunset
Eiffel Tower at night
On Friday we took the metro to Versailles. It was a beautiful sunny day but there were also a lot of people. The palace is very large with beautiful art. The garden (800 hectares or 2000 acres) is also very large. Fortunately it was not crowded in the garden.
A painting of Versailles
Part of the garden at Versailles