Palace of Versailles. This needs it own blog.
Getting there required a bus ride, a nice train ride and then some wonderful walking -- not too far. On the walk to the palace there were wonderful markets on both sides of the street some open and some under shelter. The items for sale were so beautiful and the food was luscious. I felt we had to rush to get to our destination but wish we could have spent an entire day just in the city area. I'd love to go back.
The palace and grounds are huge and it was one heck of an exhausting day. It was the one day I reached the point of "I can't go one more step" and getting back to the train we had to get a taxi.
Fun this trip was seeing the grandiose Palace of Versaille. You start in the main palace filled with undescrible glitz and riches. Hard to believe even a king could live like this. The palace itself is overwhelming and really too much, over the top.
The grounds are glorious. One could get lost roaming around. Fountains, formal gardens, a canal where you can row boats, the King used to ride horses and hunt on the grounds.
There are several areas and one entire section was a little village that Marie Antionette created so she could feel like she lived a regular life. She had people living there who were gardners, farmers, trades people.
We had a rest break with coffee/tea and the pastry Angelina's in the palace is famous for Saint Honore' (if you have a few days to spare you can make some, here is the link to the recipe: http://www.roadtopastry.com/…/rec…/cakes/recipe-saint-honore) You will need a few day for real. Wow.
This was a perfect day from the minute we began, enhanced by probably the best clouds I've ever seen, train ride, market, pastry and more gold and mirrors than my eyes could handle. If you go to Paris, you must take a day and make the short trip to visit this national treasure. I will never forget my special day here.
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