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Let them eat cake
... about 30 minutes.... It took me about 45-50 since I had to consult the map quite a few times. But I am happy to say I got to the meeting place EARLY and without getting horrifically lost.
Once I got to the meeting point, there was already a group of people ready and waiting to go to Versailles. One thing about Paris, there are a lot of tourists, young and old. I am slightly used to seeing young tourists in the places I have been going to, so it was nice to ...
Versailles
While in Paris we made a day trip to nearby Versailles and were blown away by it! Versailles definitely warrants a full day and is worth the visit. Recommendation nombre quatre: the gardens shouldn’t be missed. Give yourself plenty of time ...
Day 3: Paris
... interesting things about Versailles was that such a classically beautiful palace would put contemporary art on display. It drew a really stark contrast to the gold molding and fading paintings throughout the palace. Afterwards we found out that Invalides would closed. This was a bit unfortunate because Invalides homes Napoleon's burial site. It would've really cool to see it, but we spent too much time at Versailles for it to be possible. Instead we went to Sacre ...
A GRAND way to finish our GRAND TOUR!
... of halls. We saw the guard room near the king and queen's rooms which was left empty on that day as the king had aceded to the peasants demands of the day before to dismiss his guards. Fortunately the French revolutionaries didn't destroy their royal palace and gardens although most of the furniture was removed and what is there now is the result of a lot of careful renovation and the return of similar pieces of furniture in recent decades. ...
Lost in translation to another level!!
... though and walking along staring up was not the best idea. We had an audio guide which was obviously all about the history of the building and design but not really my bag. Luckily we managed to pass a lot of the numbers that told you what to key into the audio guide, so we just got to appreciate the building for its beauty. The Hall of Mirrors really was the piece de resistance!; to think that it was just a walk through yet it ...
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