Balade à Versailles

I got up early and caught the RER train to the Château de Versailles.  After an audio tour of the palace where I daydreamed about what life must have been like for the kings and queens of France and the members of their court, I had lunch and wandered out into the gardens.  Most of the statues were covered in tarps for the winter, but the air was crisp and I enjoyed the 3KM walk to the other end of the grounds.

A view from the castle at the Grand Trianon, 20 minutes from the main palace.

On my way home, I detoured through the festively decorated side-streets of  the city ofVersailles.