Ibis Chateau de Versailles
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Let them eat cake
... be seen. Since it is "low season" the crowds were smaller than I anticipated but still large for the fall. We walked around and learned about the kings that lived in this Chateaux and how it became to fall under Louis the 16th and Marie Antoinette.
The inside is absolutely the most ornate and beautiful Chateaux I have ever seen.Every detail of this Chateaux was planned and executed to perfection. From the marble to the paintings to the layout of the famous Hall ...
The Crush
... take photos of and how we have become so obsessed with 'capturing' everything, that we have lost the true 'experience' of a place when you just take in everything around you. Some rooms had people shoving you and pushing past - all to get a shot in every single room, every single corner etc. (And quite frankly in a lot of cases from what I could see, really bad shots!!!). The use of IPads for photos I find so weird too - ...
Day 3: Paris
... written about it in the New York Times. The best thing is that we only paid 12€ for four cokes and two falafels. Don't be fooled! They're not that cheap, but they made a mistake charging us answer didn't catch it either! What a great way to finish off our stay in Paris. Paris was a great place that treated us well. People didn't treat us as if we didn't belong like many people warned us that they would. So thank you Paris, au revoir Paris, and here we come ...
A GRAND way to finish our GRAND TOUR!
... and every where you look you are still seeing the royal gardens that were the private domain of the king and queen and their family...
We decided to opt for the less physically demanding option of an electric golf buggy to take us down to the canal and over to the Trianon residences. To walk the distance would add hours to your day! We discovered that you can walk into just the garden area at no cost which makes it a lovely green space for ...
Lost in translation to another level!!
... First stop Le Grand Trianon a trip inside the more sedate and not so glitzy palace, the salle a manger stuck in my mind as it looked more like a set up for speed dating!! We walked to the Le Petit Trianon where we tried to find a coffee shop to warm up, however we managed to walk right past it and ended up on the tour instead. A few random decorations saw us not spending too long there, before heading back out to find it second time lucky (this ...