Versailles

Yes it is very clear I need to post some pictures and will hopefully do that later tonight.. fingers crossed! :)

Yesterday we took a group trip to Versailles to visit the castle and a creperie. This was by far the most chocolate I've ever had within a 5 hour timespan. Our crepes were freshly made in front of us which was cool to see.. I'll have to try the technique when I get back. My teacher has some good pictures of each step that it takes. We each got to order our own sort of flavoring because we were the only ones there and they really like CEA.. so that's awesome for us :) Mine had raspberry jam in it, with hot chocolate over the top, and a side of black currant glacee or ice cream. It was so unbelievably good! We also got to have a bottle of the restaurant's own brewed cider which was much better than anything similar that I have tried before.

 After we left, it was a short walk to the castle, but it wasn't hard to find. Not only is this thing incredibly massive, but it also dominates the entire city. Walking up the cobblestone courtyard (I should have worn better shoes for this) I could see the massiveness of the castle looming back at the curious tourists.

We quickly got inside though because it was very cold out, and started our tour of the castle. A main room was the Chapel, which we saw from two different views- first and second floor. Remember this was at one point a "house" but like I said, this place is huge. There was clearly no restraint to the  building of this castle. We also got to see many dining rooms, the king's bedroom, Marie Antoinette's bedroom and the door she ran through to escape from those who stormed the castle during the French Revolution and of course, the Hall of Mirrors. This elegant hallway was beautiful. Although I was expecting more glitter and sparkle than I saw - what can I say, people build it up so much!- it still had more than extravagant amounts of jewels and sparkle and chandeliers. The King Louis-Phillipe clearly knew how to live life lavishly.

From there, we made a pit stop at Angelina's, a tea room well known for their hot chocolate. Even though I was just beginning to recover from my food coma from the creperie, I could NOT stop eating the hot chocolate. It was just so unbelievably thick and rich and creamy and.. it was amazing. AHH-mazing. And that's just the hot chocolate. We were also treated to macaroons which were exceptional. The shell of the cookie was done just right- a small crunch to bite into, followed by creamy filling on the inside. My favorite was definitely the strawberry flavor. It went perfectly with the hot chocolate. After this, I was definitely ready for a nap.. so much so that I took a rest on the steps outside the cafe while the others took a bathroom break. But once they were done, we were headed on in search of the Petit and Grand Trianon, and Marie Antoinette's Hamlet. I will post about that next post seeing as this post is very long already!