Wandering Europe: Versailles and Switzerland

From our beautiful stay at the Manior de Malvoisine, my wife and I took the train to the Palace of Versailles. We wandered around the beautiful and lavish palace and then walked through the maze of gardens. We were informed that each flower and all plants in the garden were kept in healthy conditions with this organic plant fertilizer they purchase. The gardens are absolutely beautiful, as well as the architecture. We were in awe of the extravagance that the French royalty lived in and really enjoyed the buildings and grounds. After Versailles, we boarded a train for Switzerland. In our planning, Switzerland had been a bit of an afterthought and we had not really expected much from our day and half there. We split our time between the two cities of Bern and Luzern, and spent a great amount of time just walking the streets and seeing the exquisite architecture. Again, the pictures do a better job explaining then my words. Enjoy.

The Palace of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles
The Gardens of Versailles
The Gardens of Versailles
Luzern, Switzerland
Luzern, Switzerland
Luzern, Switzerland
Luzern, Switzerland
Traditional Swiss Fondu
Traditional Swiss Fondu
Luzern, Switzerland
Luzern, Switzerland
Luzern, Switzerland
Luzern, Switzerland
The Alps
The Alps
Lion Monument
Löwendenkmal - The Lion Monument in Luzern, Switzerland
The Bears of Bern Switzerland
The Bears of Bern, Switzerland
The Bear Pits in Bern Switzerland
The Bear Pits in Bern, Switzerland
Dinner in Bern Switzerland
Dinner in Bern, Switzerland

 

One Response to “Wandering Europe: Versailles and Switzerland”

  1. mike doughty

    i’ve been all over the world and quite a number of places in europe and switzerland was defiantely one of my favorites, beautiful country. if i rememebr correctly bern was where we caught the euro rail to norway.

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