Paris Adventures Day 4 (15/8/15) - Palace of Versailles & Gorgeous Gardens

Hiya!

Day four took me to the wonderful Palace of Versailles and its absolutely amazing grounds. I spent the whole day there, first exploring the palace itself then spending hours walking between the various groves in the garden. I went all the way down to the bottom too, to the Trianon Palaces and estate of Marie Antoinette.

It was fun, but my legs ended up killing me and I physically pulled my legs at the end when no one was looking... I also didn't have any money, so couldn't buy any lunch, and I couldn't find my mum (who should have been waiting by the palace but had unfortunately gone to get lunch when I went to find her).

So I walked for hours and hours, with no water, food, and only a dying camera for company. It sounds terrible and you're probably wondering why I stayed so long...

Well, the truth is it was just too gorgeous. At first, I wanted to skip the smaller fountains and groves, but I quickly realised that they were all different and all wonderful in their own ways. So, I guess I shouldn't complain, I brought it all upon myself.

Anyway, here are the photos. The weather started off really bad, so the pictures don't look very lovely, it's all grey and dull. But it gets better, sort of. In the end, I could only take one shot and then my camera would die so I couldn't check my photos. But that's where the art of editing comes in :)

And boy, did I edit them...

Hall of Mirrors ft. too many tourists

So fancy!

Garden pictures now :)
It's a shame the first half are so grey...

The blue scarf guy was being filmed there and I'm not sure what for but I scraped in anyway ;)

I love this

Funky

Also funky

I want this room >.<

Temple of Love <3

I watched a really cool fountain show where the water moved in time with the music. It was really pretty :)

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#TheQueue

Hiya!

I went to Wimbledon last week (for the tennis, of course) with my friends!

I know I'm so late with uploading, but I just never had the chance to properly sit down and write about it, and then later I did more stuff so it got pushed back even more.

Anyway, it was really exciting, though we queued from 3 pm to 6:30 pm, of which two whole hours was spent in the glaring sun (I got a sticker to prove it!). We stuck out umbrellas and annoyed everyone around us by poking them in their backs every time we moved. The pastas we had bought for dinner also exploded, so there was oil and tomato sauce everywhere. It was a mess.

Once we got in, we checked out some of the open courts which we didn't need to queue for, but us being short, we couldn't really see anything.

So then we went to court 3, where Madison Keys was playing against Stefanie Voegele. It was good, quite close, though I think Keys was a tad more powerful and so ended up winning. Sadly I didn't watch the end, as their match went on until almost 10 pm, so had to be suspended until the next day or whenever.

On a side note, the ball girls and boys are so cute! They're adorably stiff and emotionless but as soon as they need to move they're so quick!

We finished off our trip by going to Henman Hill briefly, where we awkwardly sat between the legs of those sitting on the picnic tables on either side.

Wimbledon was fun. Maybe not the queuing, but I guess that was just part of the experience. We got a feel for the 'atmosphere', sat on Henman Hill and walked alongside thousands to the train station at the end of the day.

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Goodbye!

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Cornwall Adventures Day 3 (24/6/15) - Robin, Jellyfish & Chainmail

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Again, sorry for being a day late, I'm kinda stuck in this cycle now and can't catch up again...

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Yesterday I woke up to my dad's excited voice yelling about taking photos and his loud stomping as he searched for the camera. It turns out, a robin had flown into our lodge and was flying around the living room. Kinda cute, but then it pooped on a cushion...

Sorry about bad quality! :s

We first went to Padstow, a little coastal town in the north of Cornwall. We went to the Lobster Hatchery, which was fun. There were tiny baby lobsters just 1 cm in length, and pregnant mummy lobsters with eggs under their tails.

On the way to our next destination, Newquay, we stopped by a beach. We walked down to it in our inappropriate shoes and clothing (converse and a dress), whilst surfers ran past in suitable attire, and took many many photos.

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I took this photo just because of the two hunks and I'm not kidding. Shame their boards are in the way... *drools*

I dunno what this mound was

And there were jellyfish! Purple ones and clear ones, stranded on the sand and melting in the sun. My dad picked one up and I poked it.

That one poke was the highlight of my day...

*poke*

In Newquay, we visited Trerice, a National Trust-owned house and gardens. It was very nice there, the people especially. They let me try on knight's armour - a chainmail top (it was really heavy and required so much bending!) and a helmet (also terribly heavy).

My dad, who became jealous of my awesomeness so also dressed up <3

These puzzle pieces are so cool!

Latin!

Then, in contrast, my mum later forced me into a corset, maxi skirt and headdress, and pose like a princess behind a frame. Oh, mother dearest...

Anyway, we then explored the gardens. There was a 'maze', i.e. a patch of overgrown grass with mowed lines to form paths. I don't know if that was what they were going for or...just a fail?

Oh well, it was a fun day, but very tiring.

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I love y'all

Goodbye

xxx