Versailles Palace!

Saturday was a treat because we went to Versailles (King’s Palace 30 min. outside of Paris). I hadn’t done much research on it and didn’t know what to expect, which is probably why I was blown away by the Palace. Seriously, it has to be one of the most beautiful palaces in the world. It blows Hearst Castle away with its elegance and intricate detail, and its immense size. There are gorgeous paintings everywhere, statues on every surface, gold embroidery on all the tapestry, everything is surprisingly well preserved, and it’s just massive. My pictures really can’t capture just how huge all the rooms are. The war paintings room in particular was particularly massive and eye opening. There were paintings of French battles from a wide time period, which was really cool to see.

After exploring the inside of Versailles, Jerome, Debora and I opted to pay the extra 6 euro to explore the palace gardens. I was hesitant to pay more, but man was I happy we decided to do it. Definitely worth the money. There were massive ponds everywhere, gorgeous statues throughout the mazes of brush/trees, fountains everywhere (even a show to classical music), open green grass fields, and really cool trees everywhere. It’s also fall right now so the trees are all different colors which is pretty. We made a stop to get some food/drinks in the garden, and I decided to go out on a limb and try the “hot wine.” Such a bad idea. Lol Maybe it was just a bad batch, but it tasted awful. I like the concept tho, so maybe I’ll try it again another time in a restaurant. Anyway, the “garden” was amazing and I would love to go back another time and relax along the ponds and have a picnic or something.

The rest of the evening was very American as we had pizza delivered and watched a movie. Haha We also watched the Simpsons in French which was an experience by the way. Haha The voice for Marge was just awful, but I could surprisingly understand what was going on in the episode despite not understanding any words (kinda cool). Anyway, thanks again to Jerome and Debora for taking me in and trying really hard to speak English. They were great friends/hosts, and I’m gonna miss hanging out with them. Come visit me in California!!!