Palace of Versailles

Visit the garden, trianons, etc the first day and the palace the 2nd day.

It’s really not that great if you go in November / winter months. I suppose it would be prettier if you go in the springs when the gardens are nicer.

This may seem really obvious to everyone, but my tip is: make sure you bring extra batteries to your camera.

When I was there, some 5 years ago, my photocamera and my videocamera died simultaneously. No joke! So I have nothing from my visit there…not cool at all…=( Because of this, I’m definitely going back. It was stunning!

I thought it was a little run down. Based on things I heard before visiting, the size of the palace and the gardens were what I expected. I thought the interior of the palace would be fancier, but maybe I’ve just been to enough palaces in Europe that I’m not so impressed anymore.
What I didn’t expect was that large pool after the gardens. We walked all the way to it through the gardens from the palace, and rented a rowboat for a half hour. It was a nice way to relax after being on our feet for such a long time. The only thing I was afraid of was the boat tipping and falling into that water. It looked kind of murky and I wasn’t sure what might be in there.

I wish I would have been there in Spring to see the beauty of the gardens and fountains, but then again, the lines and crowds were much easier in January…