only about 30 min outside of Paris by train. It was cloudy but it did
not rain just misted.
Versailles was the palace that basically became the seat of government
of France. It was built to it's present size by Louis XIV with the
help of his wife Maria Antoinette. It is three stories tall and has
hundreds of rooms. We toured the main complex which included the
famous "Hall of Mirrors". The rooms all had beautifully painted walls
and ceilings as well as marble floors. We also walked through the
gardens but the wind was blowning and it was cold so we just did some
souviner shopping and headed back to Paris.
All and all we were disappointed in the famous palace. Schunbrun in
Vienna (where Maria Antoinette was born) is way better! Go see it.
Versailles is a cheap trip so we would still go but it got stripped
down a lot during and after the revolution and it still needs
restoration.
After arriving in Paris we headed to the train station to catch our
night train to Rome. That is another story on it's own so I will leave
that to Tiff.
M&T
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