Versailles

GATE INTO VERSAILLES

TONS OF TREES

THE CASTLE

STREET IN THE TOWN OF VERSAILLES

WITHIN THE CASTLE

Audrey and I took the train out to the Paris suburb of Versailles today to see the amazing castle that King Louis XIV built in the late 1600s and early 1700s. We ate lunch in the town and then spent the better part of the day seeing the expansive grounds, the king's "retreat" within the grounds, and the castle itself. The extravagance of the grounds and castle were incredible.

We returned to Paris in time for dinner and I enjoyed one last French meal of a kir, French onion soup, roasted salmon, and a yummy apple tart for dessert. Tomorrow I leave for Dublin and Audrey goes home. It has been a fun-packed week!!