Marie-Antoinette: This is ridiculous. Comtesse de Noailles: This, Madame, is Versailles.


Heather, Melissa, Macord, and I made our way back to Versailles after class yesterday. With blue skies to cheer us up, we spent a lovely afternoon laying in the flower fields at Marie Antoinette's hamlet. She created this faux-village as a sort of play house to which she could escape and throw make-believe parties. As for the chateau, my opinion improved upon experiencing the grounds. I've never seen something so regal in my life, nor do I think I will again. Sometimes I have to remind myself that I'm not at disneyland, that what I'm seeing is real. I've never had so many moments of unbelief as I've had here in France, nor have I had so many moments of magic. 

Less than a week left in Paris, and then I'm off to see the rest of La Belle France! 



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