Versailles is bigger than you could imagine and more crowded than you would ever wish. And our guide said that on the day of our visit, it wasn't as packed as on many days in the high summer. When we got to the Hall of Mirrors, there was a multitude of faces looking back at us from the mirrored walls.
We used the
Viator tour service for a trip that included both Versailles and Giverny. Our coach was comfortable and our guide was very knowledgeable. But our time at Versailles was limited: about an hour inside and a half our in the gardens.
Indoors, we moved through the royal bedrooms, down the Hall of Mirrors to the room dominated by huge battle murals and the revisionist painting of Napoleon's
coronation of Josephine.
Respite came when we exited to courtyard where we could stroll past the sculptures and overlook the vast gardens. If we ever return, we might rent a golf cart and just cruise around outside.
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