Day 29: Versailles and the Louvre Museum

Today we started by taking the metro and a train to Versailles, one of the places I was most excited to go to. We had an amazing tour guide and got to see the hall of mirrors and the Royal gardens. 

Unfortunately it was raining today so the fountains weren't on, but it was still gorgeous. I took so many pictures and it was such an amazing experience to go to the Royal Palace.  I honestly can't believe that people actually lived there, it was so large and ornate. 

After visiting Versailles we headed to the Louvre Museum which is amazing. 

There is so much to see and take in, I don't know how people do it in a short amount of time. I spent 20 minutes just staring at one painting and taking in the entire scene and the details.  Of course I did make sure that I had the time to go see the Mona Lisa because you can't be at the Louvre and not see her.  There were so many people that were waiting for pictures of the painting and it actually has its own room in the museum. I had to slip through a crowd of people to get a good photo. Everyone was taking selfies with the Mona Lisa (I didn't take a selfie because I personally felt that it would be weird) and it was really cool, but it seemed like no one was taking the time to look at any of the paintings in the hallway leading to the Mona Lisa room.  And there were so many good ones! Oh well, I got to enjoy them and that was cool. 

I did notice that there was a room off to the side for people who are blind or almost blind to be able to feel realistic copies of the statues with the names and explanations in Braille next to them. I thought it was really cool that the museum makes itself available for all and not just those who can see. Although, all of the explanations on the plaques were in French and the only way to get them in another language is to pay for the audio tour which kinda sucks. 

After I spent a few hours at the Louvre I went to find dinner. I actually found a cute cafe where I got a ham omelette and fries for a really good price and then I made my way back to the hostel to relax for a bit and go to bed early because tomorrow we have an early morning train to another town in France that I can't remember right now.