Day 23 (Versailles)

We got up a little early for my liking in order to go visit the Palace of Versailles. However, it was well worth the sleepy eyes. The Palace was huge and the ornamentation unbelievable. I don't know how often I'll have to talk about my breath being taken away on this trip, but it's absolutely true. You cannot even imagine the size and splendor until you are standing before it's massive golden gates. Probably one of the most impressive rooms was the Queen's bed chamber. It's awe inspiring to think about the connection that this place has to history and how unfortunate that it's beauty will forever be marred by such a tragic end. The gardens are also perfectly exquisite, full of color and life. The only unfortunate part to this trip was that I felt terribly ill. I don't know what was wrong, it think the heat had finally got to me. Ever since we arrived in Paris we've been dealing with a terrible heat wave which is no doubt intensified due to the fact that there is no air-conditioning in the entire country of France! I don't deal well with the heat so after a few days I began to feel very faint. After our visit, we went out to eat at this fancy restaurant to say our goodbyes as the rest of the girls will be leaving tomorrow morning.