Two Year Anniversary!
Tuesday was our 2 year wedding anniversary!! I can’t believe it has been 2 years already – time really does fly by when you are having fun! We started off the day with breakfast and coffee and then headed on a bus to see Versailles. Not a bad start to an anniversary if I do say so myself.
Man was this place packed! Today was probably the worst day we could have chosen to visit Versailles – it was closed Monday and will be closed Wednesday due to Labor Day here in Europe. But with a short visit to Paris, we didn’t have many other days to choose from. We waited in line for over an hour just to purchase tickets. We finally received our tickets at around 11:00 and based on the advice of the lady behind the counter, we decided to see the Gardens and Marie Antoinette’s house first before heading into the Chateau.
The Gardens at Versailles were incredible. Massive statues, huge water fountains, and immaculate architecture covered the grounds surrounding the Chateau. There were about 30 different sites listed on the map, so we chose a handful we thought would be worth our while due to time constraints. And boy, were they. (Pictures)
We saw half the sites we wanted to and then took a short walk to Marie Antoinette’s house. I wouldn’t be opposed to having a home like this. (pictures)
We walked back to the Gardens to check out the other half of our hand selected sites to behold. Our favorite part was the Mirror Fountain. It played music in sync with the fountains. Someday we hope to have one of those in our backyard…someday. (pictures)
We finished the Garden tour and now it was time for the Chateau. Time to wait some more! The line had dropped significantly from this morning, but was still huge. We waited outside in the cold for about an hour and forty five minutes before we could enter. Despite the massive crowd waiting for us inside, it was totally worth the wait. (Pictures) We were able to see the King’s bed chambers, the Queen’s bed chambers, libraries, the room where the king entertained guests (no idea the precise name) and The Hall of Mirrors (definitely my favorite room!). (pictures)
We headed back home around 6:00 to get changed and ready and headed into Paris around 8:00. Eiffel Tower here we come! We decided we would walk instead of taking the elevator – walking up the Tower is way cooler anyway. We walked up to the first level and had a small dinner right there in the café. There is nothing sweeter than celebrating your 2 year wedding anniversary on the Eiffel Tower with your best friend. Priceless. (Pictures)
We decided we would come back later in the week to the Eiffel Tower so once dinner was over we headed back down. We decided to head home since it was getting late. I would say this was a pretty successful anniversary. I wonder where we will be a year from now?!
View our pictures from today on flickr.
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