Versailles looking as picturesque as ever.
There I am!
My friend Soo-Young and Danielle with me by the solid-gold gates. They're both from Northeastern and even my age though we didn't know each other before.
Soo-Young being kawaii with our audio-tour headset in the palace.
Our tarnished reflection in the hall of mirrors.
Hall of Mirrors: So fancy.
Marie Antoinette 's bed, where she publicly gave birth in front of all of the French aristocracy.
It's interesting to remember that during the time of Marie Antoinette in Versailles was also the birth of America. France had a great deal to do with the American Revolution, including this man, whom Lafayette St. in New York was named after. Then he brought back many of the ideas from the American Rev. to France. Many American institutions, like the Rockefellers, fund the Versailles Palace today, and there is a definite connection between the two countries.
The expansive gardens.
Cue the Marie Antoinette soundtrack.
Checking out Montmartre later that weekend.
Cathedral at Montmartre
And finally a riverboat tour of the Seine
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