On our trip to Paris, we took along our trusty Rick Steves guidebook and used it all the time, including on our journey to Versailles. We left so early on Saturday morning that the Champs-Elysees was deserted, took the suburban train out to the palace, ate a fantastic breakfast at the Hotel Ibis across from the train station (cafe au lait, crepes with Nutella, pain au chocolat: perfect French breakfast!) and made it to Versailles just after it opened. We were trying to avoid the crowds, but we were still surrounded by tourists from everywhere! It was worth the crowds, though, because Versailles is amazing! Gene had not been before...
Famous Hall of Mirrors
The view down the Royal Drive
We walked a lot at Versailles!
This is the Grand Trianon. Versailles had originally been designed as an escape from the pressures of Paris, but when King Louis XIV moved his court to Versailles, the chateau soon became busy and he needed another retreat. Down the Royal Drive is a smaller palace, the Grand Trianon, covered in pink marble.
Versailles is truly like nothing else and a definite must-see!
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