Day 5 Paris

We went on a train to Versailles today. King Louis 14th the sun king. He is who built the palace of Versailles to move all of his nobility there to schmooze them so he could make decisions and be a good king and he was. But then palace life got crazy just like it was in Paris while the reality lived at the Louvre.

Dan and kim in the front of the palace.

They started building escapes from the escape all around on the surrounding properties. When Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette lived there that is where they liked to stay too.

with Marie Antoinette in her home.

Marie Antoinette wanted a peasant village, so she had her hamlet built it was truly beautiful a little village with a garden, fame and many small quaint houses. It even had a swan on the lake, it was picturesque. Luckily John had the idea to see her Hamlet first and then the palace. We knew the palace would be busy no matter what but no one would be at the other buildings yet and he was right. It was so quite in all the building that were escapes from the palace.

so beautiful

us in a grapvine

light house

heart with cupids arrow

these topiarys and statues lined the grounds

the "green Carpet" in the background.

We walked all over the garden and by the man-made lake that once held a fleet of ships. The whole place was so completely over the top and crazy… what people do with endless money, huge imaginations and a whole country wanting to please them.

Back of the palace

Gardens....breathtaking

listening to our audio tour

hall of mirrors

Then we made it to the palace. It was also so over the top and amazing every ceiling looked like the Sistine chapel and every room adorned with the best artwork, and tapestries. My favorite part of the palace was the Hall of mirrors. It was beautiful Kim and I joked that we would like to have our daughters wedding receptions there. That is where they signed the treaty of Versailles ending WWI… but probably started WWII.
We came back to the hotel around 6 that night and got ready for dinner we headed for a place my good friend Lindsay recommend that they went to this summer. It was quite the walk for us, but it ended up being some of if not the best food we ate while there

my scallop pasta

Johns Duck with amazing sauce!!

Then home to pack we leave for London in the morning Good bye Paris I will miss you " Au revoir" !!!