A very impressive chateau (though less of it is on display than we had hoped), with gardens that go on for days.
We got up at 7:30, walked to the Metro and this time, just took the RER (another kind of commuter train within the Metro system) to a direct train to Versailles.
This time, I bought our tickets the night before, so all we had to do was wait in the security line when we got there, around 9:45 this morning. We got into the chateau, got a map and joined the crowds going on the tour of the rooms. There weren't as many furnished rooms as we would have liked and the crowds were huge. But, we did get to see Marie-Antoinette's bedroom and Isabella was really into the chandeliers all over the place and so, it was well worth it.
The real fun began when we hit the gardens. We chose a Saturday to visit because we knew they had classical music playing in the various gardens that were supposed to complement said gardens. The fountains also went off at certain intervals to go along with the music. It was really great, and the cooler weather stayed with us, so it was a nice way to spend a day.
We probably only saw one-third of the gardens, but what we did manage to see was beautiful.
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