Off to Versailles & Paris

Saturday October 6, 2007

We departed for Paris this morning, once again amidst the mist and fog. However, by the time we hit the autoroute, the sun had won out and the rest of the day was glorious with temps hitting the mid 20’s. It took us longer then anticipated, but by noon we were at Versailles – the ultimate chateau or should I say palace. Because it was Saturday and a beautiful day, the place was crawling with tourists and it took us an hour of ticket line and then entrance line before we made it inside. From my perspective, it was hard to appreciate the grandeur of Versailles, mainly because it is so over-the-top, but also because there were just way too many people. When we finally made it through the interior, we found the expansiveness of the grounds very impressive. The gardens were waning a little due to the season and it wasn’t like Villandry, but they were pretty cool.