Friday, September 15th: We spent the last day of our France trip back in Paris and Versailles so we could see the Paris Temple and visit Versailles again. After being in Saint-Malo where the weather was beautiful and cool, Paris was so hot and uncomfortable with little relief from the sun. And I was so sleep deprived again and had a sore throat.
Our hotel room was not going to be ready until the afternoon, so Mike dragged me the block or two around the corner to the Paris Temple. It was as pretty as when we saw it the first time in 2019, the year it opened. We walked in the courtyard with its colorful gardens and where the white marble statue of Jesus Christ stands.
We also went into the Visitor's Center, where we met a handful of very nice missionaries. Mike attended an endowment session later while I stayed at the hotel to rest and worked on my family blog.
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| At the train station to catch a train from Saint-Malo back to Paris |
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| The Novotel where we stayed in Paris our last day |
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| The lobby at Novotel |
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| This was the best hotel we've ever stayed at in France |
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| The beautiful Paris FranceTemple |
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| In the Paris Temple courtyard and flower garden |
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Story of Christ at the age of 12 found in the temple
answering questions from lawyers and scholars |
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Replicas of ancient temples inside the Visitor's Center
Origins of Temples
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| Temple of Herod in Jerusalem |
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| The Berne Switzerland Temple, built in 1955 |
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| Model of the Paris France Temple (and inside rooms in photos below) |
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| The Baptismal font resting on 12 oxen representing the 12 Tribes of Israel |
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| Some detail samples of the interior |
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| Gorgeous windows with decorated glass |
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| Stained glass wall decoration inside the Visitor's Center |
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| Gorgeous temple grounds |
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| We ate lunch (and dinner later) at this corner Brasserie across the street from our hotel |
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| After lunch, we visited the Palace of Versailles with its golden gates |
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| Gardens outside the palace |
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| Daniel in the lion's den? |
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I tripped and scraped my right knee on our way to the temple. A sister missionary gave me some first aid supplies to take care of my knee. |
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| We shared this yummy pizza at the same Brasserie for dinner |
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| Saturday, September 16th: We had an early breakfast of pastries at the Charles de Gaulle Airport before leaving Paris for the U.S. |
