Bigger and Bigger

After going to bed at 2 in the morning I really did not want to get up… but I did anyways. Gladysue and Melanie had their first day of the dance conference so it was me and Wes. But of course the conference was going to Versailles as well so we were just going to meet up with them. With the help of the kind Metro worker we got our tickets and map to Versailles (it was a lot easier than I thought). As we walked towards the courtyard it just kept getting bigger and bigger. The line was almost equally as big (ok I guess it wasn't that bad).

 

On a sad side note, as we were heading towards the line we noticed a man lying on the ground with people around him, the next thing we know there is an ambulance headed towards them. We don't know what happened but the paramedics started to do CPR and as time went on more police and medics came. I don't know if he survived or not but it was intense. If you looked beyond you could see a girl (who didn't even know him) trying to keep control of her friend who was having a hard time with it. And I will admit I had a hard time as well. And yes I know that there is a life after this, where we get to go back home with our loving Father in Heaven, but I think of who this man may have been and the pain that his family is most likely going through because of what happened.

Anyways, there was nothing we could do but pass by… The line moved quickly which means soon we were in Versailles. Gladysue and Mel still weren't there yet so we headed to the Château. I think in it my favorite room was the Hall of Mirrors.

 

One wall is windows and the other is ALL mirrors. I would have loved to see what it was like back when it was used for its purpose. Full of people and lights making the party go on forever. Once all through the Château part we waited for them some more then finally they came, but because we had already gone through part they went to the Château and we went to the gardens (its ginormous!!!!)  and to Marie Antoinette's estate. We definitely got  a work out walking all that way. A bit later Gladysue and Mel wanted to get to a lecture so we all got together for lunch then went our separate ways again. Wes and I headed to the Pantheon. On our way there it started to rain and little by little it got harder and harder. Luckily before it got too bad we made it inside.

 

It too was a lot bigger than I expected. Underground there are crypts of  famous people in literature, science, history and more. We saw the graves for Voltaire, Marie Curie, and Victor Hugo.

 

After the Pantheon and the rain had stopped we went to find a Patisserie (Pastry shop) Then we headed back to the hotel. (which I was very happy about because the day pooped me out)