We finally made it to Versailles today. I know, after living in Paris almost 5 months you'd think I would have seen it earlier, but alas it was not the case.
In the process, I learned never to take the RER C the "short" way to Versailles from Gare de Massy-Palaiseau. It involves a lot of crazy transfers and long waits for trains. But eventually I did finally make it.
I will say that the outside of Versailles is quite spectacular. However the inside doesn't quite compare to some of the other castles we've been to in Europe, like the Schoenbrunn in Vienna or Fontainebleau which we end up going to the next day. The grounds though were really pretty, and considering it was the middle of winter, I can't even imagine what it would look like in full bloom during the summer and spring.
On that note as well, it was actually quite crowded for being the middle of February, so I can't image the madhouse it would be in the summer. The famous Hall of Mirrors really was very impressive.
On the way back we dropped off Matthew to climb up the Eiffel Tower since we were both too tired to climb up with him, which he really enjoyed. We finished the night with a feast of crepes, because that's what you eat for cheap in Paris!
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