Destination: Palace of Versailles / Entrance: 15 euros each
Oh my, Versailles was beautiful even in the dead of winter. Versailles is a suburb of Paris and famous for the beautiful home of King Louis and his family. The gardens are just as beautiful as the palace, and you can easily spend all day surrounded by trees, statues and fountains. In the summer it is much more lively, but in the winter there is something mysterious and peaceful in the air that makes it special.
You enter the palace through the golden gates and are free to explore the gardens or pay to enter the castle. Every ceiling is painted and every room highly decorated. We even got hand held walky talkies for personal tour guides. The fireplaces were big enough for logs, the King and Queen quarters were quite fancy, and you may have learned about the hall of mirrors in humanities- the most remarkable feature of the Palace of Versailles.
People back then knew how to throw a classy party. You wouldn't expect anything less from a King's palace. It was definitely worth gawking at and learning a few things along the way. What I love about France is how every little thing has meaning and a story behind it. Versailles is definitely a part of that story.
I loved when I went!!
ReplyDeletewow, megs. this is really truly quite beautiful. and that photo of you? to die for al natural gorgeous-ness! i sure miss you sweetpea. you look beautiful... and that place is magical, isn't it? i can tell just by the photos. what an experience!!
ReplyDeleteI love Versailles! Such a beautiful place. I found the inside a bit gaudy, but I like to keep it simple. Great photos! :)
ReplyDeletethese photos of versailles are great! what kind of lens did you use?
ReplyDeleterokinon fish eye lens
Deleteone of my favorite places ever! i love the little cottages along the way.
ReplyDeletexo the egg out west.
HOLY CRAP GORGEOUS i wanna be a count and live in a castle!!
ReplyDeleteoh my heck i love how it says queens bed chamber, just like in the movies, im seriously in love. if i could live in any era it would totally be this! i would have fancy hair and clothes and live in a beautiful building!!!
ReplyDeleteIm going to Versailles and Paris in a week! Love seeing your posts about your Europe trip!
ReplyDeleteVersailles is mindblowing. My favorite was the large hall with the HUGE chandeliers! Amazing!!
ReplyDeletei looooooove your fish eye photos :) What incredible images you captured Megan!! Versailles looks dreamy (as has the rest of your european trip:) ...the painted ceilings are my favorite! And that courtyard. And all the gold everywhere. Pretty much it's all fabulous :)
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a must-see whenever I make my way to Europe... so enchantingly beautiful!
ReplyDeleteCool photos, Meg! We got a *little* tired of ANOTHER fancily decorated room, but some of it is just amazing. And outside is gorgeous. Like you guys, we wished it were all green and in full bloom, but still pretty amazing.
ReplyDeleteagreed. we aren't very good museum people, haha.
DeletePersonally I love how it was Americans who fund-raised the money to fix up Versailles. When I was there the hall was not that sparkly.
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a great time!
What kind of camera do you use/ what lens?
ReplyDeletei use a canon 60d and a few different lenses, but mostly a 50mm and fish eye.
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