Our day began with a trip on the RER (Paris' regional rail) out to Versailles. When we got the RER station, there was a train sitting there, so we got on. Only one problem: we forgot to check the destination for the train. Turns out it wasn't the one going to Versailles, so what should have been a 40 minute trip out to Versailles ended up being about 2 hours, 40 minutes. Probably one of the few times I was glad to get off a train.
Once we got to Versailles, we grabbed lunch at the attached cafe before heading into the Palace.
The Palace is massive, and there is really no other way to describe it. It was great, although I think it would have been good if they made more mention of its functions after being a palace. As I've done before, here are a few picture highlights:1) Hall of Mirrors.
2) Gardens
3) Dauphin's Apartments
One thing I did find interesting was in a hall of large paintings depicting important battles in French history, there was a painting of the Battle of Yorktown:
We then headed back into Paris and because of catching the wrong train earlier, we did not get to Les Invalides, but did walk around a bit and went by the Eiffel Tower:
We then walked across the Seine to get this picture, and only because we both go to F&M:
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