Versailles

Today Agathe, Sabine, Agathe’s friend Paul, and I travelled to Versailles. The castle, as well as the grounds, were absolutely breathtaking.

First, we visited the gardens (a little bit dead at this time of year, but we passed through them anyway). The fountains and canal were spectacular (the large fountain at the beginning of the gardens was being refurbished)

Of course, the Apollo Fountain

We continued on through the gardens and eventually reached the estate of Marie-Antoinette. We only ended up visiting the Grand Trianon, and it was decorated with beautiful pink marble pillars, I guess the delicate femininity should be expected to accompany anything around Marie-Antoinette.

Welcome to my crib. I look really cold because it was really cold (Maybe not snowing or -34, but it was windy and we walked around for two hours okay?)

After our stroll through Marie-Antoinette’s grounds, we made our way back through the gardens and into the palace, which was equally as impressive as the grounds but not cold and dead.

There were a lot of portraits. A lot. Wonderful craftsmanship. Stunning likenesses I’m sure, although I would have been more inclined to take my own photo of all of them if it wasn’t for the fact that many of the faces were not ones I would really want to look at much more than once or twice. So I only took pictures of the amusing and/or extremely historical ones.

This one looks like me on a Saturday morning

And this one looks like the woman in the background is hard-core judging the lady in front. You're wearing that? To the party? (Please watch this Vine by Chrish to get the full effect of why I was snorting to myself infront of this picture https://vine.co/v/OXabJq25YO9 )

And this is Marie-Antoinette.

And this is also Marie-Antoinette.

And the Coronation of Napoleon (which isn't really a portrait but it was cool so)

Anyway, so there were lots of portraits. We wove our way through, stopping by the Chapel

And the Hercules’s room

Saw this cool table that I didn’t get a very good picture of because I thought the security guard was going to come over and tell me I couldn’t lean that far over the rope (but I tried)

And then we were in the Hall of Mirrors and it was amazing!!

And I got a cute picture (I don’t know why my face is so red and it’s distressing me)

And then we were being idiots

And trying to take a mirror picture which really didn’t work

Finally we reached the King’s chambers, with his giant bed and wonderful drapes.

Also the ‘spirit of France’ that watched over him as he slept

And then we walked a little and we were in the Queen’s chambers!

Very pretty and feminine.

There wasn’t much else left to the palace after that…

One thing that I did disappoint me was the fact that all of the statues in the gardens were all wrapped up to protect them from the weather so I didn’t get to see any of them, but there were plenty inside and around the gates.

Like the two on either side of the entrance gate

And the two on either side of the palace gate

And Diana in the Hall of Mirrors

Another thing that was pretty neat-o were the ceilings

A little artistic flare

And this baby looks like it's about to get down to some serious business (The one unsheathing the sword, ya, that kick ass baby)

And the wall decos

 (Agathe thought this looked like it belonged in Beauty and the Beast)

Over all, Versailles really was extremely beautiful and elegant, and I’m so glad I had the opportunity to get to visit it. Thanks so much for reading (more so just looking at pictures, but you know). I'll be sure to write up something about our Paris Disney excursion tomorrow (I feel like a little kid, I'm so excited). Love and miss you all!