{"id":3570,"date":"2011-09-23T07:40:55","date_gmt":"2011-09-23T14:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malimish.com\/blog\/?p=3570"},"modified":"2011-09-23T07:40:37","modified_gmt":"2011-09-23T14:40:37","slug":"day-6-last-full-day-in-france-versailles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malimish.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/23\/day-6-last-full-day-in-france-versailles\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 6: Last Full Day in France &#8211; Versailles."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our last full day in France started with the girls wanting in to Milica&#8217;s house. I am guessing they are trying to get their daddy more scotch for breakfast.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSCN1810 by mali mish, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/danlin\/6014965571\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6130\/6014965571_9ced25697a.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN1810\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->After breakfast, we decided that we would try to squeeze in another day of sightseeing being that it is our last chance to walk around with the tourists. On the agenda for the day, Versailles.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSCN1818 by mali mish, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/danlin\/6014979839\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6142\/6014979839_77d58762c3.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN1818\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sure it is a beautiful place with lots of history, but I am sure you don&#8217;t care about me rambling on and on about how Louis XIV built this massive compound just so he could shoot at wild animals for fun.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSCN1827 by mali mish, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/danlin\/6014994401\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6021\/6014994401_4038fe43a6.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN1827\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As always, there was a little drizzle while we were out and about. It is Northern France after all. What did you expect? Cannes? Nice?<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSCN1839 by mali mish, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/danlin\/6015567126\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6008\/6015567126_1ee1bab817.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN1839\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The palace was huge and much of the dirt was wet so we opted for the trolley ride to get a more comfortable view of the compound.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSCN1849 by mali mish, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/danlin\/6015031815\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6147\/6015031815_359fc72474.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN1849\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We decided to take a little tour of the Grand Trianon, the former residence of Marie Antoinette.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSCN1855 by mali mish, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/danlin\/6015593096\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6123\/6015593096_910269bafe.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN1855\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is the first time Ava has ever seen a real palace.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSCN1864 by mali mish, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/danlin\/6015610446\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6024\/6015610446_f0328d26be.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN1864\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They don&#8217;t have huge walk ways like this at Disneyland.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSCN1877 by mali mish, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/danlin\/6015082895\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6122\/6015082895_af157f8774.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN1877\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And a real Queen actually lived here once upon a time.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSCN1892 by mali mish, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/danlin\/6015108979\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6011\/6015108979_4628a64522.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN1892\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Look how happy she is here in her ignorant bliss. I couldn&#8217;t tell her what happened to Queen Marie Antoinette. Definitely not happily ever after.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSCN1893 by mali mish, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/danlin\/6015110553\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6016\/6015110553_b915615643.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN1893\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the umbrella stroller and my gortex hat, Mila got in her usual afternoon nap.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSCN1896 by mali mish, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/danlin\/6015667470\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6142\/6015667470_5d7b2e8887.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN1896\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We hopped into one of the close by restaurants for a &#8216;casual&#8217; lunch. Complete with dual stemware.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSCN1900 by mali mish, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/danlin\/6015122473\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6022\/6015122473_efe1bbcbba.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN1900\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is the best they can come up with for a kids meal. Hamburger patty, green beans and a ball of rice. It was not the McNuggets she was hoping for.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSCN1975 by mali mish, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/danlin\/6015804636\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6029\/6015804636_ab3a6dff34.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN1975\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Back at the farm house, the sun was out and the girls did their final laps before heading out tomorrow for Croatia.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSCN2006 by mali mish, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/danlin\/6016290255\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6006\/6016290255_8276742dc6.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN2006\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of course not without another delicious meal with wine and cheese first.<\/p>\n<p>over and out,<br \/>\ndan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our last full day in France started with the girls wanting in to Milica&#8217;s house. 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