Versailles!

We took the train out to Versailles on the next day. It was a full day excursion, followed by a trip to the Luxemburg Gardens for a nice picnic dinner with my mother, aunt, and cousin. We took a nice guided tour of the Chateau - I'd say closer to Hohenschwangau than Neuschwanstein. Unbelievable how much money was thrown into the place - and we didn't even see the quite extensive gardens.

I took the opportunity to get plenty of photos of Catherine and the kids in typical touristy shots, but it works for me . . .

This first one is of Catherine, Ian, and Leah in front of one of the gardens, taken after we'd stood in line for over an hour to get our tickets for the guided and self-guided tours. Both well worth the wait.

Here are Catherine, Ian, and Leah in the main courtyard.

We had some time to kill between lunch and the start of the tour, so we let the kids blow off some steam and energy running around in the courtyard. Who would've guessed that Leah would fall asleep for about 45 minutes during the tour? Little stinker : )

The tour ended after we made our way through the Hall of Mirrors - Ian's and Leah's highlights of the tour. I even managed to catch myself in the action - enjoy!