Day 3 We began this morning with closed metro stations and extra walking. We finally ended up in Versailles. Before heading in we found a cafe under big sycamore trees and fueled our bodies.
Our tickets were for the garden only. None of us wanted to see the palace. The gardens were HUGE. The photo caption with Randy and Zach would read: New photo enhancements magically erase unwanted images, yet leave the shadows. I found this hilarious and kept it.
The sun was warm. We skipped the lines for the petite on/off train and golf carts. Once at the bottom, we scored a golf cart without a line. The golf cart was the same price as renting 4 bikes, plus it is more fun to ride. Randy said where to? I said I only wanted to see Queen Marie Antionnette’s hideaway village and musical water fountains. We took off for the village dodging walkers, bike riders, and barrier markings.
This is my all time favorite place in Paris. I could live here or at least visit weekly being surrounded by beauty and seclusion. I wish we had more time to explore slower and relax in the beauty.
The golf cart came in handy especially since some of us were struggling with sore legs. We managed to come across an active musical water fountain. So lovely indeed.
Getting the cart back to the regional start was a feat of its own. Although we had total control of the cart it did come with sensors and limitations. These sensors shut the power to the cart off if we drove off the prescribed path. This did happen a few times. Once we had to actually push the cart…good grief. Total embarrassment followed by uncontrollable laughter on my part. AND MAZIE SAYS HIIIIII!!!!!
Lees in France 
When a golf cart shuts down like that foe getting too close to a green, you have to put it in reverse and back out.
I wonder if you could have done that?
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We did that several times. We pressed our luck this time though!!
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