our friend V. took us to the splendid Versailles where we spent almost whole day and in the evening we went to La Villette Park to see an amazing fire show
on walking stairs to the departure gateAmazing sunset on our flight to Parisfench brekkie with an Ozzy:-)bright yet freezing day on St. Denis.people like sitting, chatting, and spending morningthe unfriendly weather with the unfriendly facehmm.. nice motorbike:-)the entrance to Versailles Palace complexImel and our friend V.. Notice the cloudy sky?All tourists get their audioguide so we can seriously listen to the stories behind each precinct. well, not that serious:-)one palace which belongs to princesseslistening about the Louis XIV.Look at his hairstyle at the statue, so french:-)Ondra and our friend V. with the splendid crystals, detailed walls and frescoes. I wonder that those crystals were from Czech land:-)one of the excellent tapestry with french war detail and wounded horseone of Louis XIII/XIV? son who was dressed up as a girl. hmmm......???????the daughter of Louis something too who was dressed up as a boy. I wonder what all these mean???the king bedroom with its mosquito curtain or curtain for privacy:-)? but why all beds were short?were frenchs short?the intricate world globeone of the wall or ceiling paintings with all those gold frame and painted wall. so painly beautiful seeing this kinda art:-(another set of bedroom with the long pillow which Imel called guling and which english called dutch wife. What the???in a chamber where the guests were welcomed. All those meticulous details are beyond your rationalesfrench typical souvenirs, the miniature shoes and clocksa palace where Emperor Napoleon liveda painting depicted high lifestyle tea time and chocolate tasting (at that time, chocolate was expensive stuff)we like the details of this carved poteven the door panel did not miss carvingone of relaxing and meeting rooms with cozy couchone of reading rooms with its small libraryyuhuu... at least we had sunshine for a whilethe handsome gardenone of people's favourites, a fabulous fountainand our favourite spot too:-)lovely fountain with the rainbowas far as eyes can reach, all are splendidthe palace view from the backthe well groomed plants:-)pretty girls in pretty garden:-)one of touristic attraction, the horse riding. look at the size of the horses!!!!the awesome statues in the pondcandid camera 1:-)candid camera 2:-)gotcha:-)A wonderful view to the Versailles gardennice little woods for a strolltrimmed trees and grass along the canalno words neededyou can rent a small boat and enjoyed the canalOur pretty friend V.bible-theme fresco in one of the palace' chapelrelaxing in the palace benchtrying to catch the glimpse of garden but the sunlight was so strongthis is a l.a.m.p, lamp! hehehe..in one of the roman gods-theme room. french royals were catholic but also believed in roman legends.imitating Louis XIii/XIV?it's closing time... time to go home:-(the bed frame ornamentswe presumed it is a granite pot or something. Look very preciousQueen Marie Therese&her daughter. Louis XIV married this Spanish lady showed that interstate marriages were also practised in Francesymbol of Napoleon I's victorythe painting about Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte endowed Empress to Josephine, his wifeanother painting about Napoleon and the dominant power of chuch leadersNapoleon Ithe strict staffs who were keen on making sure that we leave the precinct on time!!the hall to the princess apartmentsboyscouts selling things for raising fundwhere I got the cheapest pants in europe so far:-)How can you resist those scrumptious snacks?French pattiseries rule!!one of the church with spanish heritage in the Versailles villagesunset in Versaillesbirdman flying over the globeArmageddon during the fireshow at la Vilette
