the trek to versailles started bright and early. we took a quick stop at a bakery for AMAZING croissants and other baked goods. best baked goods ever.
arriving at versailles, I didn’t know what to expect. Once we walked up and saw the BIGGEST PALACE I have ever seen, i knew what to expect! holy crap.
the gates, the trimming, the handles, were all adorned with gold. it was insane! no wonder louis the 14th spent all of england’s money on the palace. but look at it now!
i loved the colored tapestries all over the walls!
this shirt may or may not have shrunk in the wash.
my new sleeping quarters. jokes only.
it was nice and sunny towards the end.
i am so glad we went to this. it was one of my favorite parts of paris as well.
the inside took us a couple hours to get through but we weren’t even close to being done. the gardens were next. they went on for miles. i guess the main fountain is an optical illusion. because the gardens are so lengthy, the pool at the back is actually quite a bit shorter than the front one, to appear that, as a whole, the whole pool is symmetrical.
the designes of the bushes, the set up, the amount of land these gardens take up was shocking. i have no idea how much the upkeep costs, i don’t think I want to know! if all of the fountains in the gardens were to be going at the same time, it would use up all of the water that paris uses in one day!
the pool.
marie antoinette's place.
a serious amount of fish.
had to try a macaroon.
we traveled back to paris and hurried to the louvre again to check out some famous works!
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