Versailles

Sunday was a beautiful day and we decided to take the kids to Versailles. When we arrived, a short ride later, we realized we'd been fooled (silly west-coasters that we've become) by the clear blue-sky. It was frickin' F-R-E-E-Z-I-N-G. So afer fueling up with chocolat chauds we braved the windy Palace plaza and got in line for our tickets. Wandering through the amazingly elaborte rooms, the kids got nearly dizzy starting up at the painted ceilings. In Marie Antoinette's bedroom, Sedi kept asking incredulously: "But where is the queen? The queen is NOT here! Where is she??" The highlight for Jake was finding and picking up a large sheet of ice from one of the many frozen puddles in the gardens where the kids enjoyed stomping and splashing while we silly grown-ups just shivered nearby. We will return--in the true Spring!