I've long had a fascination with Marie Antoinette and the French court, over the years reading everything I can get my hands on. The Château de Versaille has been on my bucket list for years and on my trip to Paris last year visiting Versaille was a no-brainer. We stayed in the 7th arrondissement, close to the Eiffel Tower so Versailles was a short trip via the RER.
You can easily spend a full day here, well I could lol. I pre-purchased Passport tickets (Palace, Grand Trianon, Petit Trianon and Marie Antoinette's estate) but given the time of the year and choice of day to visit, the queues were non-existent although it was still busy in the palace.
the opulence was seriously mind-blowing
loved the Hall of Mirrors ... all that bling makes it tough to get photos
I loved wandering around Marie Antoinette's estate. Whilst there wasn't much flowering in the cottage gardens in the Queen's Hamlet, the grass is so green and the colours in the trees beautiful.
You can easily spend a full day here, well I could lol. I pre-purchased Passport tickets (Palace, Grand Trianon, Petit Trianon and Marie Antoinette's estate) but given the time of the year and choice of day to visit, the queues were non-existent although it was still busy in the palace.
the opulence was seriously mind-blowing
ceiling in the Royal Chapel ... AMAZING!
loved the Hall of Mirrors ... all that bling makes it tough to get photos
the Queen's Bedchamber
I loved wandering around Marie Antoinette's estate. Whilst there wasn't much flowering in the cottage gardens in the Queen's Hamlet, the grass is so green and the colours in the trees beautiful.
Marie Antoinette's drawing room - Petit Trianon
Temple of Love
view to Marlborough's Tower
I'll definitely be returning whenever I'm lucky enough to visit France again. It would be so nice to see the gardens in all their glory and hire a bike and picnic in the Queen's Hamlet.
Paris in July hosted by Tamara @ Thyme for Tea
Also linking up with Paulita's Dreaming of France meme over at
