Me Oh My... The Palace of Versailles!

Me oh my, The Palace of Versailles!  Me and my mates spent all day in Versailles!  We took the metro then the train to Versailles.  It was WELL worth the one and a half hour wait in line.  We also met a very nice man from Belgium who looked like the lead singer from Aha who sang Take On Me. 

He gave us great travel tips on local restaurants and how to meet and greet the French.  We had great conversations and were THIS CLOSE to skipping our day tour of London and switching it up to Belgium! All this was NOT appreciated by his girlfriend who did not seem to like her man talking it up with five beautiful American women! 


The palace was crowded inside and out, but fabulous!  Here is some fun facts I learned about Versailles from Primary Facts:

The Palace of Versailles cost about $2 billion in today’s money. It contains over 700 rooms, over 60 staircases and over 1,200 fireplaces.

The seat of French government was officially moved to Versailles in 1682. It remained there until 1789 when a mob marched on the palace which started the French Revolution.

The Palace of Versailles was decorated with valuable paintings and works of art. It contained an estimated 6,000 paintings and 5,000 pieces of furniture and other objects.

Hall of Mirrors is one of the most spectacular rooms in the palace, and was originally lit with 3,000 candles. The Treaty of Versailles, officially ending World War I, was signed in this room in 1919.

Overall - it was GORGEOUS!  Me oh my, the Palace of Versailles!