The Palace of Versailles
One thing you can unquestionably state about the French aristocracy is that they knew how to decorate a castle. Versailles perfectly illustrates the extravagance and majesty of those times. Except for all the other people posing in front of it…
It’s difficult not to feel like an American tourist who stumbles upon a glamorous-looking location but is stunned by how unglamorous it actually is. When all we can see are people holding up their phones to take photos of things that none of us can afford, it really ruins our fantasies of living in such luxury. In fact, it’s much better to go explore some lesser-known palaces and gardens instead.