I am feeling a pinch guilty, since it has been weeks since we have returned to Ontario from Paris, France. The guilt isn’t overwhelming me, so don’t feel tooooo sorry for me. I will be ok. Better than that. I am still grinnin’.
I have heaps, maybe even mountains of funky spaces, places and memories, and I can’t wait to share the journey with you. We are, of course, on a chemotherapy journey at this moment too…. so watch for my next blog entry which will give you Michael highlights. I wish I was the one getting the highlights, because my gray roots are talkin’ to me…and I don’t like what they are saying. Wayward buggers.
CHÂTEAU DE VERSAILLES
I am quite certain that when others go to such historical, monumental landmarks ~ they don’t do things like this.
I would never ever do such a thing. Would you? (please say YES)
Backpacking through the Chateau gardens
The Château de Versailles is by far, hands down, the best Château eye candy I have ever seen in my lifetime. The first time we drove by it, I literally dropped my chin (yes, the visual of that, is as stunning as how I looked doing it). It is really OVER THE TOP opulence.
Now that is a gate !
Oh, the parties you could have in that place. Not that I would ever THINK of having a party in such a historical stunner of a MANSION~VILLE. The movie Marie Antoinette will prove my point on that one.
Wreath, anyone ?
We also burst at the seams laughing at our own private garden tour. A self guided garden tour. I promise you, you can walk those gardens until you are old and need a cane, and you still won’t see it all. Promise you. These moments were fun until a fellow tourist came along and said ….” Excuse me, did you know that you are not allowed to dress the trees”. Oh….. R-E-A-L-L-Y ?!….. Shame. Imagine my shock. Those wee bushes seemed pretty happy to us. I didn’t see them complaining. Tourist schmourist. How did he know if there was a rule on tree dressing? He was not the King of England.
Shopping, anyone ?
My travel advice to you, would be to see the grounds on off-peak hours. It is actually free to walk the grounds. You also have an option to rent a golf cart to tour the grounds. I seriously gave this some careful consideration, until I saw the price. Then, I quickly decided that an investment in chocolates, bakery sweets and a nice bottle of Frenchie wine …were a much wiser choice.
Can you hold please, I have another call coming in
I must reiterate though, kids…go on off-peak hours. Don’t be like me, arms flailing, having a temper tantrum in large crowds, wanting to trip tourists and scream FIRE…so everyone would clear out and give me bit of elbow space. I am a Canadian after all, we like our wide open spaces.