So, there is more to Versailles than long lines and pigeons.
After buying tickets and then standing in another line to enter the palace, we finally got to see the exquisite decoration inside.
I just could not believe it. Monarchs investing in all of these beautiful, but frivolous, interior designs. We went through room after room of intricate chandeliers, decorated walls, huge portraits and paintings. It helps you understand the complaints of the French during the revolution. I have no idea if the peasants understood what was being spent and how, but if so, I know I would be angry.
Regardless, the appreciation for art and desire for luxury and impressive decoration in France's royalty prior to the revolution was evident, and wonderful to look at.
Most of the palace was said to be developed by the king Louis's in the 16th through 18th centuries. We saw the room where the king slept, and the room where Marie Antoinette slept. So incredible. Not my piece of cake (pun intended) but it was gorgeous.
I loved the interior of the Versailles Palace, but nothing beat the gardens behind the palace. The greenery seemed to go on forever, pleasantly interrupted by arrangements of flowers and fountains. The flowers were so pretty, so colorful, and complemented the area so well.
I could just see Marie Antoinette and other women of the court leisurely strolling through the grounds. Wow.
I wish the weather had not been cloudy and cold, because the gardens were so inviting that all I wanted to do was lay down and daydream. Or sleep.
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