On the fifth day, I dragged Donna out to the Chateau Versailles, home of French kings. The long train ride was nice, and I passed the time by pestering her with questions about the political situations in France. We finally arrives, and a cold windy drizzle arrived with us! We managed to brave the extremely long lines of tourists, and made it into the castle where all the splendors unfolded before us. It is such an incredible display of craftsmanship, wealth, and ego. Mostly ego.
We were hopeful that by the time we got out to the garden, either the wind or the rain would stop. No such luck, but for a few minutes it was almost refreshing to be out of the stifling crowds of tourists. That lasted a few minutes before it was just cold haha. I pushed Dona and I on, determined to get the most of my garden ticket before I threw in the towel. We managed to enjoy a fair amount of one wing, before we both just wanted to go back to a warm house that waited for us in Sucy. The cold and the rain beat us that day, and it was so nice to be away from tourists, back with the great food that Humbert prepared for us for dinner.
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| Some communist party stickers while changing metro lines... so weird for me to see that! |
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| The golden gates of Versailles |
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| This statue caught my eye because its a woman sitting on the back of a man in obvious anguish... Kinda like this palace was another burden on the backs of the people. Yay for royalty! |
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| The Chapel of Versailles... quiet impressive. |
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| So close to the key of Versailles... Almost mine! |
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| Me in the hall of mirrors. |
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| A beautiful ceiling in the chambers of the king. |
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| The gardens from the hall of mirrors. |
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Dona hoping that the rain either stops or drives the tourists away... neither of which happened! It was still good though!
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| The coronation of Napoleon and the hordes who still swarm him today... Seriously a little crowded. |
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| The fountains at Versailles are stunning, even in the rain. |
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