Thursday 3/13/14: Versailles

The group went on a guided bus tour around Paris.  A local tour guide, Mario, led the tour.  He was very informative.  Mario told the group the history of the sights that we passed in the bus.  The group saw where the old Bastille prison was, the Obelisk, the Arc de Triomphe, and many more famous sites. At Versailles the group split up into two groups.  One group toured the gardens of Versailles and the other went on a guided tour of the palace with Mario.  Mario told the group about the purpose and history of each room.  After Versailles, the group was dropped off at the Opera where we were given about an hour and a half of free time.  After free time, the group went to dinner.  The group was served bread, salad, roast beef, and a cream puff for dessert.  The highlight of the meal was definitely the cream puff!

-Grace Bennett