Versailles

Tuesday morning we went to go to the little cafe again and it was closed so we went for a little larger breakfast. It was a good thing that we did that because I didn’t feed Mom again until dinner. I got a chuckle from the waitress calling eggs with breads a BIG breakfast, but she was sure impressed that we were ordering such a dish!

Cappuccino and breads 

Eggs and ham

We grabbed an Uber to Versailles (Jackson is so afraid I’ll be used to this luxurious travel style on our next trips—ha!) so that we could make our 9:00 to 9:30 window. Listen, the key to European travel is to run early by their standards. They are night owls so whenever you are the first to something, you’ll have less headaches.

We waited a few minutes and then made it into the palace. It was amazing. It made Buckingham Palace look like a shack. The rooms were so small and crowded and we were more interested in the gardens anyway so we toured rather quickly. We did enjoy the hall of mirrors, though. What an amazing room. After visiting their gift shop for some things to take home to folks (Mom is more generous than I am), we toured the gardens.

The Hall of Mirrors

Mom and I in the Hall of Mirrors

I loved the view

A gorgeous room!

Check out all of the chandeliers 

Mom.

Me.

It was so fancy!

Tiny beds!

I'd have MacKenzie in my portrait, too!

Check out those gardens!

A look at the palace

Trying to show how large the palace was

Walking through the gardens

Taking in the fountain show

I was amazed at how small the beds were!

More gardens

A look at the ceilings 

The in-law quarters FAR from the palace!

A view back to the palace

A pretty background

A look at how busy and large it was

It was a whopping 96 degrees for our tour, but we trudged around for over three hours soaking it in. I didn’t say soaking it all in because the gardens are 2,000 acres and we didn’t cover quite that much ground.

We eventually decided we were too hot and tired to enjoy any additional touring so we called an Uber back to the city. Ok, I could totally get used to such ease!! Mom is a loud sleeper (putting it kindly) so I needed a nap from her waking me up each night. I got a little power nap in before we went out for a final evening of exploration.

Another castle on the Seine 

It was fun to just soak it in. We went to dinner in a little cafe which was delicious.

The cheese here is just so fresh tasting!

Mom had a hamburger! HA!
I had a delicious salmon dish.

They know their way around seafood in these parts so I broke my own rules about seeing the ocean before ordering seafood!

I love this shot of the city from a bridge by our hotel

We went to the local grocery store to stock up on chocolate to take back home and then headed back to the hotel to pack up, clean up and hit the hay. It was a hot day of exploring, but Versailles is certainly worth a visit!