The main gates are still decorated in gold, showing off the power of the French monarchy at the time. Inside, it has gorgeous rooms decorated in gold relief, with huge paintings on the ceilings. There are crystal chandeliers, wall length mirrors and golden candle stands in basically every room. The prettiest of these rooms is perhaps the Queen's Bedchamber that is decorated in white and gold with floral prints. There's a huge bed with a canopy that I really wanted to take a nap in!
The gardens had not bloomed yet but I can imagine how pretty they must look in the Spring. There are trees surrounding a lake that seems to go on forever. Along the way you can see the fountain where people are being turned into salamanders and the rise of Poseidon on his horses.
I can only imagine what Marie Antoinette must have felt like, being Queen of this enormous palace and its surrounding gardens. Seeing portraits of her almost makes me wish we still wore the pretty dresses she wore back in her time.
