Versaille - Day Two

On our second day at Versailles, we did the Gardens and other Chateaus on the grounds.  We walked over 9 miles!!!  They gave the girls a kids activity book and map, and we followed along that tour for some of the things.

There were a lot of hidden gardens and fountains, and at certain times of the day, they choreographed the fountains within the secret gardens to music.

It was one of those unpredictable weather days that is so much the norm in this part of Europe....

Marie Antoinette's Hamlet....an area on the grounds she built to replicate her native country.

Look at how BIG Versailles is, and how far away it is....and this all still the grounds of the Chateau.

So yes....after all that walking, ice cream was very much in order!

Here is a link to all of our Versailles pictures: Versailles
Up next....Chartres, France.

Versailles - Day One

We broke our visit up to Versaille into two days.  On the first day, we stuck to the Chateau and only the periphery of the gardens.

The Chaeau from afar...

The Golden Gate

For size, my tiny girls in front of the ginormous golden gate.

The only one willing to pose

The Hall of Mirrors

Appeased with the audio guide.  Versaille Palace, fail.  They do not have a children's audio guide.  Not cool.  And therefore why Matt and I heard NOTHING.

Happy in the Hall of Mirrors.  I told them that they will learn about this place in a history class in about 10-12 years and have pictures to prove they were there!  Super cool.

The Family.

And again.

On the edge of the gardens....with an imposter St. Louis arch.

And this is what we will concour tomorrow....  all 9 miles, 2 additional palaces, and a hamlet of it.