Versailles Vacations, Versailles Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

Château de VersaillesI didn't think I could look at another portrait of King Louis XIV or view another Royal Bedroom.  I was seriously thinking of skipping this tour even if I was really hyped about it coming to France, and well, after watching Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette.  It's Sunday and it's raining again, or more like a persistent drizzle.  Is Paris becoming London?  The weather has nothing to do with it, but I decided that I will go see Versailles, although sans...

When I hear the name of place, Versailles, I always remember a famous Japanese anime "The Rose of Versailles" by Riyoko Ikeda. That anime left a strong impression on me, so I  fully realized  that I' d come to Versailles!

After unraveling a few more clues and nearly being robbed at gunpoint, our dynamic duo decides to visit the house of Lord Teabing, an amicable and wealthy englishman who is an expert on the Holy Grail. While trying to decipher the mystery of the Priory Keystone, they are ambushed by none other than an albino monk working for Opus Dei, a powerful yet secretive organization that is part of the Catholic church. Fortunately, the old yet still apparently nimble Teabing disables the attacker, and o...

On our way home from Chartres we made a last stop in Versailles. We didn't visit the city, only the palace of the roi du soleil, Louis Quatorze. I'm sure it must be an amazing place, but after spending so much time in the sober cathedral it felt a little to 'bling bling' to us.   Versailles was actually build by Louis Treize, who loved to hunt in the area and wanted a place to stay overnight. Yet it was Louis Quatorze who expanded the building and made it the palace that it s...