Greetings, Peasants: A Day at Versailles

Versailles!!! 

The endless lines of peasants to get into the château

It got more elaborate and more ridiculous (in the best way) as we went along

Some of the Reasons Why I'm not Allowed to Own a Castle:

1. This would be an endless ballroom hallway full of ribbons and ziplines to hang-glide from

2. The windows would probably be trampolines

3. There would be free pony rides out front and a carousel

4. Sock slides would happen too frequently

5. I'd get lost, so I'd need a beanbag in the corner of every room so I could just sleep wherever I ended up at night

Lavandar chandelier

Angelina is known for serving the best, most decadent hot chocolate in Paris...I can confirm that this hot chocolate fits in with the rest of Versailles--it's insanely rich and overwhelming. It kind of felt like my teeth were going to fall out after drinking this tiny cup of pure melted chocolate syrup.

We were going to jump in the Hall of Mirrors, but that might've made a few chandeliers fall

I thought this was a pirate duck, but it's actually a children's book version of Louis XIV

Even the macarons are gold! 

A Night at the Ballet

Last night, I saw the ballet Onéguine at the Palais Garnier.

This opera house was incredible! I felt like I was inside a music box, with all the gold ornamentation and plush red velvet everywhere, even up the walls.

We stood in the semi-replica Hall of Mirrors during intermission and ate sandwiches. 

We sat in the folding chairs that tucked away to make space for aisle. Like everything else, they were plush and red velvet, too. It was a struggle before the show to find our seats since there were so many doors and stairs that led up to the orchestra level. Plus, we had trouble understanding the ushers (dressed more like flight attendants and younger here, instead of the blue-bow-tied Broward Center old ladies at home). 

Similar to the age of the ushers, the audience was not solely composed of little old couples. There were also children, families, couples of all ages, and students. 

This is the theater that the setting for Phantom of the Opera was based on.

The entire experience was amazing. 

Now, to take a ballet class here...