Saturday, September 24, 2022
Our adventure continued on our last day in Paris with a train ride out to King Louis XIV's modest Versailles Palace.
Versailles' spacious entry way
Louis XIV was not pretentious at all
We arrived without tickets and upon purchasing them found out that we could not enter the grounds until 12:00 pm, which was in about two hours.
Time to explore the historic section of the City of Versailles.
France is in the early stages
of Fall as we visit
Street sign recognizing one of the
city's great citizens and the palace
This looks like a fun spot for
an adult beverage or four
A quick visit to Versailles' cathedral, a farmer's market and a breakfast consisting of, what else, cappuccinos, croissants and pain au chocolates bought us the time that we needed.
We were off to the place once again, tickets in hand.
The Palaces Main Courtyard
King Louis XIV's lived in the rooms with the three windows seen below the clock.
Versailles is chock full of art
The Royal Chapel
Louis XIV, alias The Sun King, loved to have people adore him.
Thus, when Mass was being said in this chapel all of his guests would be standing on the door with their backs to the altar so that they could gaze at Louis XIV sitting in the balcony.
Such a humble leader.
It's all in the details
Versailles' fabulous gardens
Talk about a GREAT hair day!
Guillaume Ier Coustou
Voted France's Cheekiest Bastard of 1732
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
"Every woman's crazy 'bout
a sharp dressed man . . . "
Kink Louis XIV's view from
the balcony of the Royal Chapel
EVERY room is opulent!
Including the ceilings
Reeks of Power
King Louis XIV's bed chamber
Here we are in Versailles' famed
Hall of Mirrors
This really completes this room
Apparently, Louis XIV liked music
The outside of the Royal Chapel
We bid adieu to King Louis XIV
as we headed back to Paris
The train bound for Paris
departs from this station
Our train ride ended at the
Invalides station right next
to the River Seine so . . .
. . . we headed towards this
T-Rex for . . .
. . . a boat ride on the river
Gold was never far from our
sight on this delightful one hour tour
I loved all of these different faces
overlooking our route on this bridge
A random but interesting building
Again, Napoleon is still
HUGE in this city
Notre Dame Strong
Coming up on the Palais de Justice
Laurie finds these Witch Hats
of great interest
Pont-Neuf Park
Gold yet again
You can actually see the Eiffel Tower
from just about any part of the city
Now, that's an unusual sight in Paris
The struggle in Paris is real
After our mini-cruise, we strolled along the Seine's river bank.
All sorts of fun items were for sale
A powerful looking bridge
spanning the Seine
Just a reminder, Paris will be hosting
the 2024 Summer Olympics
We were now headed into the lively, bohemian Marais district for dinner.
A cool building near our dining spot
What happened to their bodies?
Finally, we arrived!
Another good Parisian meal
highlighted by quality foie gras
Talk about another full day, WOW!
Still, we did not avoid our
sacred duty to our bodies
What will tomorrow bring, stay tuned . . .
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