Bonjour!
Our flights worked out differently than expected so we ended up in PARIS instead of Italy.
What an AMAZING adventure!
I have included some links to websites if you'd like more information. :)
I have included some links to websites if you'd like more information. :)
On one of our days we rode the train 10 miles out of Paris to the Palace of Versailles.
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| Chris took this picture of us in front of the gate. |
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| We spent half the day touring the inside of this palace and only saw less than 1/4 of it. It is massive and so very elegant. |
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| Then we walked through the gardens. Ah, the gardens. So big and amazingly beautiful. The canal is a mile long and was a means of transportation to the smaller "retreat" palaces. |
Inside the Palace
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| Marie Antoinettes bedroom was changed with the seasons. This is the lovely summer design. |
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| A portrait of one of the lovely ladies that lived at Versailles. |
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| The Hall of Mirrors. WOW! |
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| Looking through the window at some of the gardens. |
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| This is the chapel within the Palace. |
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| At the front of the chapel we saw Jehovah God's name in Hebrew, the Tetragrammaton. |
Walking through the Gardens
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| Brittany loved feeding the swans in the Canal. Notice the symmetrically trimmed trees. I love square trees! |
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| And the swans loved her. |
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| The sheep that live at Versailles. |
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| One of the very many fountains. |
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| These gardens go on forever! |
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| Brittany at The Grand Trianon. |
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| Sitting on the steps for a little lunch break. |
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| The Petit Trianon on Marie-Antoinette's estate |
What an amazing place with a very interesting history.
Before getting back on the train we stopped for a break at Starbucks in the town of Versailles.
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| Interestingly, it seems that Starbucks is pretty much the same wherever you go except for the pastries. They have the most delicious pastries in France. Yum! |
This was just part of one of our days in Paris.
I will tell you more as I have time.
Au Revoir
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