In general, the architecture here is old and grand, but Versailles definitely, definitely takes the pot as the winner. We didn't know much about the Chateau de Versailles before going, but we knew we wanted to see the palace with our own eyes. It is suppose to take about 45 minutes to get to Versailles from our Hostel, but with our navigation skills and our luck with the train systems, it took us 3 hours to finally arrive. Once there, we came across this line that was probably about 1/2 a mile long. We waited, and waited, and waited....and then it began to sprinkle! It was only a light rain, and ended soon after it began. Lines seem to be a common theme in Europe (well, at the most tourist-driven attractions at least), so once we
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