This morning we headed to Versailles to tour the palace and gardens. On the way Mark discussed a few key points and then assigned each traveler a role. We had King Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, the nobility, the clergy, the bourgeoisies, the Parisian poor tne the peasents. When we arrived at the palace we each received an MP3 player with palace information to listen to on the tour. First we would all hear from King Louis XIV in each room, then someo
ne that was in 'our' social class. Once we finished we had an hour of free time in the gardens. Katie and I found a new fountain that 'danced' to classical music being piped through the park. Some of the kids rode bikes and others rented boats across the pond. It was fun!
ne that was in 'our' social class. Once we finished we had an hour of free time in the gardens. Katie and I found a new fountain that 'danced' to classical music being piped through the park. Some of the kids rode bikes and others rented boats across the pond. It was fun!The final event of the morning was the Palace Players workshop. Eac person had to act their role - it was hysterical. You all have such clever and creative kids! By the time the event was finished - Will and Adam had taken over the monarchy and Stephen had lost his head!
We enjoyed lunch together in the town of Versailles and then headed back to the center of Paris for a few hours of free time. Some caught up kids visited the Pompidou, some the D'Orsay, and many did some souvenir shopping. We watched the view of the sun setting from the top of MontMartre. Paris really is beautiful!
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