We found our first day a little confusing and after chatting with other guests we weren't the only ones. We've come from a tour that was very precise on when and where to be and what to expect when we get there. Our first excursion was a bus tour around the city and we just followed the crowd not really knowing where we should be. We found that much of what they took us past were things we had already found on our own.
In the afternoon we had a tour to the Palace of Versaille. This is a huge palace created for the for the Kings Louis (I can't remember which ones). It's another extremely impressive and ornate palace. Apparently they changed the decor in every room at least twice a year. We were told this was to create jobs but I've learnt enough in the last few weeks about these royals to not believe that was not the only reason. Like I've said an earlier post...they're a fickle bunch.
Outside the palace there are beautiful gardens that would be much better appreciated from high up in the palace. The huge gardens on three sides of the place. Once again there was not enough time to explore them properly. We decided not to to go too far as we didn't want to be late back to the bus. Our tour guide was bit of a strange one. We weren't quite sure how to take him.
In the evening we went to Cabaret Lido. We thought this would be like Moulin Rouge but it was a bit more like Cirque d'Soliel but with topless dancers. The meal was nice and the show was entertaining. By the way we weren't allowed to take photos inside the venue so I just downloaded some from the website.
Another day with an early start tomorrow...we have to have the bags out at 6am.
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