Paris

There is so much to see and do in Paris it's no wonder the city never sleeps. The parks, monuments, and museums are all amazing. Then there's the street artists, cafés, and markets scattered all over the place. The best way to experience the city is by walking the crisscrossed roads with a baguette in hand like the Parisians do. Then find a café to relax with a glass of wine while the sun goes down so you can see the city light up at night. Just be aware that even after midnight the metro will still be packed with people.

In Paris there are trees everywhere and the parks are filled with flowers blooming in spring. There are statues depicting Greek gods and mythical events with fountains. Then there are more modern artworks like the Love Wall and entire sides of buildings used as a large art canvas.  

The streets go in all directions so we often found ourselves at some strange intersections. However when we took a wrong turn we were often rewarded with some interesting sights like a wall that appeared to have people breaking through it in an alleyway. We also enjoyed lots of great street musicians and made sure we had Euros on hand to tip them. Of course we also had to see the catacombs under Paris where much of the stone came from for the buildings above ground. The leftover tunnels became the burial grounds for millions of early Parisians who's bones were stacked along the walls in an eerie monument to the dead.

We spent a day visiting the Palace of Versailles and the surrounding gardens. We walked along the river Seine and through different Paris neighborhoods. I took so many pictures it's hard to pick which ones best represent everything we saw.