More from Paris

Hello, Versailles. So happy to have had the chance to meet again!

You always take me by surprise with your splendor! How could anyone live this extravagantly?

This was my favorite visit to see you, because we had the foresight to buy the Paris Museum Pass which meant we didn't have to wait in any lines. Plus, you were the least busiest I've ever seen you! Makes up for your gardens still being a bit wintery. We even rented a golf cart to explore the vastness of your backyard, but couldn't stop giggling when we realized the cart reached a max of maybe 10 miles per hour. Next time we'll rent bikes for sure.

I wonder what she was trying to tell me? haha

After Versailles we strolled up the Champs-Elysees, stopping for a quick lunch and continuing on to the Arc du Triumph (the top was closed though, which was also covered on the Museum Pass.) It was cold. And we were in need of coffee and pastries...

... so we ended up at Laduree! You have to go at least once for the ambiance and outrageously expensive coffee/pastries, even if you're surrounded by Americans and Asians. I much prefer little stumbled-upon cafes, but it was sweet. And there was no line, which in the summers it can wrap around and down into the street.

We wrapped the day up with meandering through the streets of Marais, one of my favorite parts of the city. Unfortunately everything was closed, but we made our way to what's supposedly the best falafel in Paris (L'As du Fallafel)  in the middle of the historically Jewish district- the girls were hooked! Called it an early evening since we clocked 12 miles of walking... but I'd say we did a good job of squeezing the life out of our second day :)