Today, I didn’t really have anything that I needed to see, so I decided to head off to Versailles. Versailles is a western surburb of France and famous for having various international treaties signed there. After a little trouble figuring out where to take the train, I took a half an hour ride and walked to the Chateau de Versailles.

While the palace itself was not too big, the palace area is huge. There is a very nicely maintained garden at the back and a large man-made lake. I decided to walk around it, but the lake is actually much bigger than it looks. It’s in the shape of a + sign rather than a pipe |, so I had to walk twice the distance! Anyways, I thought it was nicer than the other palaces I’ve been too, even the Forbidden City.

Afterwards, it was a toss up between going to La Defense, a skyscraper district like Canary Wharf in London, or to a cemetary. I decided to goto Pere Lachaise Cemetary since I had really done enough walking, and I had to get there at a resonable time (my attempt to goto Montemarte cemetary yesterday was thwarted because it was 6 PM). There I visited Chopin’s grave!

That pretty much captures what I wanted to do. I still have the Paris Catacombs and La Defense left, but there doesn’t seem to be enough time to go there, nor do I really need to see them.

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