The
last day in Paris, the day kept moving faster than anybody could ever think. Kay
and I decided rest for a while; do part of our write up at the hostel in the morning
and join the other members of the group at Château de Versailles. We set out by
1pm but on getting to champ de mars we didn’t check the train name thinking
RATP operation mechanisms is that same as Metro and ended up entering the wrong
train. Thank God the same train will
return us back to our start point; we got back, checked the name of the right
train and finally got to Versailles. The lesson here is that never assume all system
operates the same way, make sure you double check you on the right path not to
waste useful time. Versailles is a royal château in Versailles in the
Île-de-France region of France about 30 minutes train trip from Paris but took us about an hour plus the waiting time. It is
very interesting to see the extravagant life style of the French royal family. The
palace was too big, the interior designs, architecture, sculptors, painting are
flamboyant in nature that I imagine how much it would have cost to build the
palace.
We
spent about two and half hours just to see a section of the palace and small
part of the royal garden which was done by the best landscaper in France. The magnificent Versailles garden cover
a mighty 800 hectares of land with more than 50 fountains, several statues of
bronze and marble and a multitude of beautiful tree formations. In fact, you
can view the garden from the second floor of the palace. On our way back to the
hostel, we had dinner at a restaurant called Chez César at Versailles. This was
the first time I had chicken in my menu in France. I am glad to have made it to Château
de Versailles. Lastly, on our return to the hostel we met some members of the
group cooking and the day ending in what I can call the “Last Super in Paris”
