Versailles, Paris, here and there.

Versailles, about a 30minute train ride from Paris, while on the way there a small group was singing and playing music (with the very cliché of the accordion) and going around the people for ‘donations.’  Thirty minutes went by and we were at our destination. Had lunch of duck foie gras in baguette (c’est bon!). A 10 minute walk from the ticket/info centre we arrived at Versailles. Rémy got to go in for free while poor me I had to pay LOL. Can’t tourist get in free, considering we paid so much for an airfare to France? Kidding. 

Twenty or so minute waiting in the line, we finally got in Versailles. Magnificent outside as well as inside. I don’t know how many rooms there are, it was wonderful to get inside the palace and see how the French monarchy use to live. It was so lavish and I am amazed as to how they created this enormous palace without all the materials we have. The amount of marble used for the stairs, walls etc..it is very extravagant! My favourite of course being the Glass/Chandelier room. Despite the repetitiveness of the rooms. I couldn’t wait to head out into the gardens. 

Just like the palace, the garden was huge as well. Rémy attempted to give me some history lesson about the ‘sun king’ and other trivial things. The garden was wonderful. I was picturing myself in 17th century clothes and how challenging it would have been for the ladies in 3 foot wigs, corset and ballooning dresses..I am sure heatstrokes where a problem back then, while strolling in the hot sun along the gardens. 

We strolled along the man-made lake and decided to go for a bike ride along the gardens. We reached the place where Marie-Antoinette use to stay and then headed at the opposite direction of the big lake before returning the bikes. Afterwards we decided to take a boat ride on the lake. It was such a beautiful way to spend the afternoon... on a boat at the Versailles. Took turns rowing the boat (more or less Rémy). Row Row, row ya boat....

Ended the day with partying it up with Rémy’s friend, in which we ended up at a night club, that looked like a warehouse till 6am, the following morning. Whoa. What a night!

With only two hour sleep and one with a hangover, we checked out of our hotel and headed to the Eiffel Tower were we met up with Neil & Alicia before departing our own way. It was a beautiful way to end a weekend in Paris. A huge congratulations to their engagement & a final farewell.

This is just a start to my adventures.