We got up bright and early that morning, and hop on the RER train to Versailles Palace !
On our way transitioning from the metro to the train is my favorite croissant store Bonne Journee , totally made my morning ! We bought extra croissants and coffee and off we go to Versailles Palace !
I saw the king’s initials (right) everywhere in the palace, and when I went to Marie Antoinette’s place, i saw her initial (left) everywhere as well. It was very obvious whose property it was. LOL
I was also fascinated by all the old locks I saw in the palace, they are all very well decorated.
Even the fabric on the chairs are all very precisely placed with a pattern in the middle. The baby blue chair on the right is one of the chair from Marie Antoinette’s room. I really like it.
Every single room in the palace has it’s own baroque pattern, the king’s bedroom has the fanciest one, with yellow, red and blue.
Versaille Palace is definitely huge, the garden itself is only a portion of what it was before, and yet it takes 45 minutes to walk from the palace to the one end of the garden.
View of the Versailles palace from the garden
View of the Latone Ornamental Lake, on my way to Marie Antoinette’s estate !
Marie Antoinette’s estate really is something else. The view there is spectacular !
back in 1783m Marie Antoonette ordered to build her hamlet so she can get away from the court of Versailles – the queen’s Hamlet. It became a veritable farm, directed by a farmer, whose produces supplied the kitchens of the palace. It seriously looks like a wonderland, a self-sustained wonderland.
Introducing the Hamlet Houses
The Malborough Tower – the upper portion was used to communicate with the palace of Versaille via signals
The Mill – it was used to grind grains
The Queen’s House – the most important building of the Hamlet, decorated with white and blue earthenware flowerpots with Marie Antoinette’s monogram. From the top, one could oversee the work being done in the fields.
The Boudoir – The queen’s small house, has a living room and a wardrobe. Seriously? a house just for her clothes? Awesome !
The farm – Marie Antoinette had animals brought from Switzerland and raised them on the farm: cows, bull, calves, goats, sheeps etc.
The Dovecote – not sure what this building is for….
So there you have it, Marie Antoinette’s Estate – the Queen Hamlet. I love the rustic houses, the lake , the tower and the view ! Stay tuned for Paris trip Day 3-5 ! More to come !
To see more of my Paris travel, visit Paris Vacation Day 1 – The Louvre Museum and Paris Vacation Day 3 – All Around Paris
Enjoy,
Jenny Liu
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LOVE IT! I can remember being there all over again!
Amazing, so jealous!
These are BREATHTAKING!! It makes me want to go back TODAY! good grief! SO good Jenny! The shot you got of the ornamental lake.. do you see the long line of trees in the distance to the right and left of your shot… that is where I took the shot of my bride in between the rows of trees! I LOVE looking at other peoples pictures…its so neat to see a different perspective… THESE are phenomenal!
Cool Paris vacation photos ! Looks like post cards.
Your vacation in France must have been amazing. This is justified of course- the history, culture, traditions, food, and lifestyle there are fascinating.