Bigbro’s last day off, so we had to take advantage – the plan was to be shocked and awed by the Château de Versailles. Unfortunately, the weather wasn’t with us – five degrees and constant raining. Took the RER to Versailles – a forty minute ride – at 3€ each way – and arrived at the scene of the crime. Stopped at the ticket shop so Bigbro could get his – for just 20€ (being European <26, I enter for free at everything, as opposed to last time, when I summed up about 100€ or more in museum bills). Once at the Chateau, shock and awe. Not because of the beauty, but because of the lines – about 120-140 people standing in line to enter. While cold and raining. Twenty two minutes later, we enter, after passing the metal security check which is just as fun as at the airport.
We enter the Chateau. Boring paintings of dead kings and queens, boring sculptures of dead kings and queens, boring photos of dead kings and queens. In the last strech of the Chateau, thankfully, there are some paintings of war scenes, the only redeeming quality here. What a ripoff. After that painful ride, we headed out for the gardens, the beautiful gardens. We spent a few hours walking around and when we got bored, finally took the RER home. There – mashed potatoes, turkey steak, boiled wine, A Scientific Romance, Barcelona playing like crap, beer.
