So today Becca and I were able to escape Paris and venture out into the suburbs. After the insanity that was Versailles, it was nice to go somewhere quiet. We had an amazing lunch with my aunt’s sister and her husband, and then we spent the afternoon exploring the countryside outside of Paris. It was so nice to get out of the city and to see fields and forests. We saw everything from roman ruins, medieval villages, châteaux, new suburbs, and everything in between. One thing that I did notice is that the towns and villages are very compact, so that everything is very walkable. This is very different from being at home, where everything is just sprawl and to get somewhere you have to drive.