The final amazement of Paris was King Louis XIV's palace of Versailles. For me it was definitely the high point of our complete holiday. From the entry square that rivalled the Vatican to the enormous building complexes of the palace to the canals and hundreds of acres of groomed lawns and gardens, it was awe inspiring.
As much as Versailles was remarkable and unbelievable, it was also repulsive.
How could one man's ego be allowed to shackle a complete population to his opulent desires. A small city was displaced to make way for palace grounds. Tens of thousands of people were forced into basic slave-labour. All this was for the edification of one manNd his family. No wonder the French had such a bloody revolution.
The imported English Hardin, thatched homes and working farm covering hundreds of acres was one of my highlights
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