Versailles Palace

Steven and I reached Versailles and caught up with Judy and the dance group. Versailles, about 20 km southwest of the centre of Paris is famed for its palace. The palace is vast and opulent. All that glitters IS gold at Versailles. And there is a LOT of glitter!

Versailles Palace

Alas, there were fairly large crowds who also wanted to see the sights, which made photography difficult. We’d love to have the place to ourselves for a photo session… but I guess that will never happen. We can always dream. Fortunately the ceilings were interesting so we could get some photos without people in them.

Versailles Palace Model village

The grounds are huge, with amazing gardens, two more palaces, a farm, and an amazing model village that was built for Marie Antoinette to serve as a place of recreation and a meeting place for her friends.

We spent a day wandering about, jaw dropped by all the gold and over the top decorations of the palaces, and the gardens. We planned to return for more photos in the gardens the next morning. As luck would have it, the staff were on strike that morning so we did not get the chance 🙁

More photos at https://goo.gl/photos/adCTSj89D4w6B1tf6