One of my favorite places I saw in France while we were there for the Carnavales break was the famous Versailles. Versailles is a palace about an hour outside of Paris where the king, queens, and heir to the throne of France lived for centuries. It is one of the most extravagant places I have ever walked through. I felt almost under dressed for the day because of it’s elaborate decorations and design. While at Versailles you are able to go see the garden on the property of Versailles. There is so much land behind the Palace of Versailles. I was so surprised. One of the things you can see on the tour of the property is Mary Antoinette’s Hamlet. Apparently, while living at Versailles, she had this property, which consists of 6-8 small village looking houses built so she could “escape” her life of royalty. Her hamlet was her way to get away on an adventure. Included in these 6-8 houses was a bakery, butcher shop and even a chicken house. I couldn’t believe the work that was put into this imaginary village all so she could escape her everyday life and be able to experience the “real” world. It looked just like a real little town with a town square and all. I was so happy that I took the tour of the lands and was able to see this cool little piece of history.
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