versailles and a history lesson

Obviously pretending to be Mary-Kate and Ashley (avec Hannah). About the outfit- literally the same as this. Sorry about it, there is only so much you can do while dressing yourself out of backpack for 10 days. Oh, and I had to wear the gold sweater to match superfluous shit like this:

Really? It's fine, the people of France didn't need to eat in 1789.

Above photos stolen from Sanaz

The grave of Molière. Wait, why would Molière be buried in the middle of a street outside the Palace of Versailles? It's just an electricity box painted as a headstone. That makes sense.

Toys for the children, larger than the servants quarters.

Beautiful. . .

. . . and fresh.

We went exploring, got lost, and came upon this. I still have no idea what it is, but it's in Versailles. We kept wandering and found a tourist free hidden gem:

Marie Antoinette's theater

Well, we trekked it out to Versailles in the rain to experience the grandeur of the French. If you didn't know, Versailles was the work of King Louis XIV, yet the people pretty much dug the guy (he reigned for 7 decades) and didn't care about the crazy monarchy spending until poor King Louis XVI, who was only king for 17 years before shit got real. If I hadn't fully comprehended why the French were just a little bit peeved, after having seen Versailles, I sure as hell do now. The entire compound is unreal beautiful, but still it made me sick. I couldn't walk through the palace without thinking about how much bread grain the unnecessary silk damask walls would be worth. It makes me wonder- though I've been conditioned to not think twice about the environment around me, what would an exploited sweatshop worker think if they walked through my house? History's parallels are much more prevalent than we'd like to believe. Stay aware y'all.