Paris Day 5: Versailles
The guilt of this trip has been nagging me more and more. I haven't given in to it - at least the checking of my work email. Abandoning work for the week while I technically have internet - along with offloading the kids for the week - at times makes me wonder if all of this is okay? It could be that I think too highly of myself, like the world can't go on without me. But I don't think that's it. What it is is my fear of inconveniencing anyone in my life. Thankfully, I received nothing but encouragement from all inconvenienced parties to proceed.
It hit me last night that I really do have my parents to thank for both of my trips to Paris. They funded it 15 years ago, and now are watching all 3 of my children so that I could be here. I do miss the kids so much, and feel like I'll never need to leave them again. But I know that this time has been what we've needed our whole relationship. Unhindered fun. Resources to buy food and drink as we need and please. New experiences. Happy people all around us. Entire days spent outside.
Today we went to Versailles. The morning came earlier than what felt natural, but we wanted to catch the train. It was amazing. I loved seeing it all for this first time again through Michael's eyes. And this time around, we went straight to the hall of mirrors after booking the earliest possible tickets, in order to enjoy it before it was too full of other visitors to enjoy. The light bouncing between the windows and the mirrors is truly magical. While we were waiting for the chapel to open, I pulled up my old Paris photos kept on facebook (which I've avoided reviewing for the sake of having to confront the 15 year old captions) to show Michael how crowded the hall of mirrors had been last time we visited. He noticed that, in the description of the album, I vowed I would return to Paris with my husband someday. Gag-worthy coming from my 16 year old self, but also amazing to read in Paris with my husband.
On the way home we stopped for coffee and donuts back in the city. We napped at the hotel, then enjoyed a pizza dinner at the restaurant downstairs from our hotel.
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