Day 78

--Versaille was the day trip today. This adventure included the fabulous ladies: Michelle, Jen, Nikki, and Jayne. If you do not know, which you most likely do, Versailles is where all the kings and queens of France lived. The property includes the giant "gardens" (I would classify this as way more immense than gardens, but do not know the word for that) and a few side properties such as Marie Antoinette’s estate. In the palace, there was a great deal of art, and seeing some of the original furniture and the chandeliers in the Hallway of Mirrors was really neat.

 Jen, Michelle, and I at Versailles

The gardens. The gardens were absolutely stunning.
After visiting the palace and after visiting the estate (that had its own gardens), we took a nap in the sunshine in the main gardens. What a great afternoon!


 Gardens at Versailles

photograph by Michelle

Michelley and I

We  made our way up the hill in Montmartre to Sacre Coeur, which is a beautiful church that has the perfect that overlooks Paris. It was beautiful
to see the view during dusk.


 Nikki and I at Sacre Coeur

On the walk over to Sacre Coeur, I used my very awful, broken French phrase, “Can I have a photo of you?” on two cool-looking, French guys sitting outside a café.
After I had built up the courage to finally ask, they had me repeat it (that's how awful my French is..). When they realized what I was asking, they laughed because they were so confused as to why I would want a photo. In response to their “why,”
I should have told them because they looked very cool and very French, and would make a cool photograph. However, in my nervousness that I get when asking people if I can have a photograph of them, I said because I'm an artist and to remember France..? What? Haha
anyway, they let me take as photograph as the two continued talking as they were. I shook their hands saying "merci", and ran away!
(the "ran" away is almost literal)

. Stay tuned for the black and white photograph!

After Sacre Coeur, we got some take out Chinese and hung out at the apartment for the night.  

 random sketch

bloom

painted red wine and pen