Today we went to the palace of Versailles. A massive castle only surpassed by the miles of gardens and 300 fountains. There used to be 1,500 fountains, but they where destroyed in the French revolution.
We waited 45 minutes in line before buying our tickets. Then we explored the vast palace for about an hour and enjoyed the hall of mirrors and the many drawing rooms. At 1:45 we went outside for lunch and then waited for our tour of the king's (Louie the 14th 15th and 16th) private and vast apartments.
Once we were done the tour of the sparsely furnished rooms (It was all auctioned in the revolution) we visited the spectacular gardens and the free public toilets. We spent about an hour enjoying the serenity of the gardens and many fountains. My favorite fountain was one of Apollo rising out of the water with his chariot.
In total we spent 4 hours 43 minutes and 32 seconds at the splendid palace of Versailles. (Said Versi)
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