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September 15, 2014<\/em> \u2013 After a fun, relaxing Friday & Saturday, a friend from my French university, Lena, and I decided to make the most out of our Sunday and trek to the Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles!<\/p>\n

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Just a little more than a half an hour outside the city, we took the famed RER (a commuter-type train in Paris) and soon found ourselves in the charming city of Versailles. In full discolure, I didn’t realize that Versailles was an actual, functioning city and not just the estate of ancient French royalty. So I was quite surprised to see a bustling little town with cute little restaurants and buildings that coordinated with the obscenely large palace that puts in on the map!<\/p>\n

Advice: if you’re studying in France, bring your student visa to get in for free; also, the RER is de-zoned on the weekends, so if you if you have a Navigo pass for zones 1 & 2 (like me), it’ll get you there free!<\/p>\n

We left in the late morning and arrived around 11AM, which we decided was a fitting time to pass directly to the immense gardens and sit by the lake for a small picnic. (Note: If you’re as scared of swans as I am, keep your distance from the water’s edge – they are NOT afraid to swim right up and stare you down until you give them food!)<\/p>\n

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View overlooking the gardens & lake<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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We just kept wondering how they maintained this back in the day…<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Eating brioche by the water<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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None of the fountains were working…but they were still beautiful<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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One of the only areas with actual flowers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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The stunning orangier<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Lena’s GoPro was so much fun!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Posing at the Collade<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Imitating the statues just never gets old<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Hide & seek in the gardens?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

After filling our stomachs with the brioche that Lena so graciously brought and wandering through the gardens a bit, we passed back through to the palace and took our place in line to see the famous Versailles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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We lucked out on the best weather!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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The most beautiful golden gate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Chapel within Versailles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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So. Many. People.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Just look at that detail!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Trying to capture the amazing ceilings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Galerie des Glaces\/Hall of Mirrors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Marie Antoinette’s chamber – yes please!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Mirror selfie in the Hall of Mirrors – I had to do it<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Holy cannoli. The amount of gold – my favorite color – in that single building is more than I could have ever dreamed. The ceiling height, attention to detail, paintings and number of incredible artifacts that we passed was unimaginable. Even though I developed at least five new blisters & may have sprained my ankle from all of the walking on cobble-stone\/uneven surfaces, I wouldn’t trade it for anything. This may be my new favorite place…especially Marie Antoinette’s bedroom – there’s a very good chance I will take some design advice from her in the future.<\/p>\n

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XO,<\/div>\n
Em<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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