Last weekend we made a trip out near Versailles to visit Les Fermes de Gally - a huge farm that sits just beyond les jardins de Versailles.
The main goal of the trip was to continue our October tradition and pick out a couple of pumpkins for carving. Upon arriving we saw that everybody was grabbing wheel-barrows so we did the same and headed into the farm.
Our first stop was the orchard that had rows and rows of apple trees of all different varieties. We all enjoyed picking the apples, particularly the Golden Delicious variety. I remember them tasting good as a kid but it seems that over the years they have become mushy and tasteless in the States. Over here it is like the '70s again -- they are crisp and taste great.
After filling most of a box with apples, we walked over to a variety of fields and greenhouses and picked a few strawberries and a bunch of tomatoes. We then made our way back to the pumpkins and the kids made their selections.
It was fun to be able to get out of the city, get a bit muddy, and do something that made us feel very much at home.
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