Seeing Kim Kardashian's Wedding Venue, July 11th

So today started out with the patisserie by school being out of pain aux raisins and I'm just like, "first of all, how dare you?" With that catastrophe behind me I attended French class and to my surprise Nick Viall hadn't dropped off the face of the earth...he was just sick. Nonetheless, we chatted and he was happy to be invited to come do things with my friends and I. So with that mission completed I was emotionally available to head to Versailles with the girls. The thing I've been most excited about in Paris has been seeing the Jardins de Versailles! So I grabbed my trusty Maison sandwich and boarded a tram, then a fancy two level train that reminded me of Source Code (Jake Gyllenhaal train  movie). However, upon arriving we were met with two inconveniences 1. we could't weasel in for free 2. a two hour line. Rude. Well, thankfully the weather was absolutely perfect for standing outside for hours on end. There was sun intermixed with a lovely breeze-but don't get me wrong the two hour wait was still a lot. Thankfully, there were plenty of people to watch and critique outfits. Once we entered the castle it was a bit hard to enjoy because it was so crowded it felt like being herded as cattle around the museum. But we did get the little audio tours so I got to learn about the castle as we walked through. The Hall of Mirrors was cool, but the conditions of the overcrowded museum still applied. However, the gardens were lovely! As a result of being so big they were nice and tranquil. I sat and watched a musical fountain show and enjoyed fresh orange juice that was the best i've ever had. I was enticed by the smell and I am so glad I was! It was like eating a perfect, ripe orange! 10/10 for being better than I knew orange juice could be. I was worried about pulp but never again.
After that we moved over to a difference part of the garden where there was a large pond that you could rent boats and row around, we did not but I will have to if I return! We then enjoyed some ice cream and the view. I had a simple vanilla cone that met all my expectations for european ice cream, it was a solid 8/10. Nothing was wrong with the ice cream pre-say but I know better ice cream awaits me in my travels and I'm just not trying to sell myself short-ya know? If that wasn't enough my day got even more fun when Caroline and I found a wonderful italian place SO CLOSE to our room! This  is revolutionary, they. had. everything. Sangria, Lasagna, Carbonara, Risotto and it's so close! This is the life my friends! The sangria was an easy 10/10 for being sweet with delicious fruit chunks. The risotto was a bit more lackluster especially when eyeballing Caroline's lasagna, I'd give it a 6/10 for being good but giving me dinner envy.

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