Saturday July 30, 2016
So it's Saturday morning and I have to hustle to make it on two metro lines to get to the tour beginning point today. I decided since we were going to be outdoors at both Versailles and at Monet's home/gardens in Giverny that I would wear the cool wide brimmed hat I found at Kohls. I grabbed the leftover baguette from the tasting yesterday and hoped I'd find someplace to grab a coffee and croissant once I got close, if I had time. By the time I did arrive, and check in, I didn't have time to find a place, so I settled for a few pieces of stale baguette and figured I'd find something to eat at Versailles, somewhere. I got a good seat with plenty of leg room and settled back for the ride. We rode along Rue de Tivoli and the Champs de Lysee and I recognized both places from my visit 20 years ago. I had spent maybe an hour or two in the Louvre and decided that was more than enough. I went and got a soda in the Tuilleries Gardens and it was a hot day. When I fin