I met Him, Day 7th (ON-GOING)

Chapter 1

May 1, 2019

Habang naglalakad sa hallway ng mag-isa nakita kung marami ang tao sa hallway. Baka may hinihintay lang or something.

"Opss. Sarey" paumanhing sabi ko sa lalaki na nakabanga ko at dumiretso na kasi malapit na ang klase ko.

Wahhh!!! Grabe late ka na dzaii... Juskong mga paa to!wala na ba kayong maibibilis?

Time check 7:29

Goodness gracious from the moon and back! Another minute and I'm dead.

Tumakbo ako sa malapad na hallway, trying my best na sana nga makaabot pa ako sa class at hindi mapagalitan.

Finally after a long run I'm here. I take a deep breath when I open our classroom's door.

"Good morning ma'am, I'm sorry-"hindi ko na natapos ang sasabihin ko ng dugtungan ito ng teacher ko.

"You're always late Miss Venatia, you never come early, can you please change that habit of yours?" parang aatakihin sa pusong sabi nito. Jusko naman kung makapagsalita parang siya hindi nalelate.

"Yes ma'am sa uulitin" bulong kong sabi. Habang naglalakad papunta sa upuan ko.

"Miss Venatia, may sinasabi ka ba?"alam naman pala na may sinasabi ako nagtanong pa. Duh? Where's the brain?tsk.

"Auh wala po ma'am. Sa katandaan niyo lang yan, dami nyo nang naririnig." sabi ko kay ma'am Morales.

Umupo na ako sa upuan ko at nagsimula ng makinig sa lesson niya. Ang lesson namin ngayon ay ang mga do's and don'ts sa palace.

Hayzz...

Do..

"1 Take the train

From Paris the best way to travel to the town of Versailles is by train. Depending on where you are, you can take metro, RER and TER or a combination of these. We took the RER C from Pont Saint-Michel, a straight shot out, taking 40 minutes and only costing €3.55 one way. The train drops you a short ten minutes walk from the Palace – just follow the crowds." paliwanag ni ma'am samin. Eh pano kung gusto ko magbike papunta don? Matanong nga si Ma'am.

"Excuse me ma'am, what if ayaw ko magtrain at gusto ko magbike papunta don para makatipid, hindi ba pwede?" curiosity kills a cat. Bahala na ang pusang mamamatay basta curious ako. No one's gonna stop me now~

"But the people there prefer to take a train so they can manage their time and it's the easiest way" pagpapaliwanag niya sakin. Auh. Kaya pala. Mga tamad ang tao dun. Sus kung pwede lang magbike eh. Everyone has a freedom. Duh.

"2 Buy a return ticket 

Usually, we like to give ourselves the option of returning by Uber (a luxury that we have yet to treat ourselves to) but the queue the ticket machines in Versailles were horrendous! Tourists who didn’t know how to work the vending machines coupled with very user unfriendly interfaces left a long wait for everyone. Not to mention that you could line up for one machine only to discover it only took coins, which of course you don’t have enough of! So we regretted not buying a return ticket at Pont Saint-Michel." paliwanag ni ma'am samin. Sus ayaw ko nga magtrain unli namn ni ma'am. Dami niya namang pero para bumili pa ng train ticket pwede namang patayin niya ang hiya niya at manghingi. Tsk tsk. How bobo. Sa panahon ngayon kailangan na nating mangin practical kaya dapat wala ng hiya hiya.

"3 Take all day for your trip

The grounds are huge! Really vast and I envision us taking many more trips to explore the gardens, the fountains, the Palaces of Trianon and Marie-Antoinette’s Estate. The later two we didn’t even reach!

4 Have lunch at La Petite Venise
 
We found there were plenty of places to eat, from snacks to sumptuous sit down meals. We stumbled upon La Petite Venise as we explored the grounds. We were hungry and it was a little after 1pm. The waiter told us there would be a table for us in half an hour. We decided to wait since we were with friends and we knew the time would go by quickly as we chatted in the lovely garden and sipped aperitifs – rosé for the gals, the guys opting for full blooded red.

The meal was delicious. I had rabbit and I’d really recommend it. The bill came to €100. Not bad for four main courses, one or two drinks each and nice nibbles while we’d waited."

Hayss.. Nako...burger lang okay nako dun. Restaurant....  restaurant... Matututo dapat tayong tumipid.

"Don’t…

1 Don’t go on the Kings apartments tour

There were thirty people on this tour which started at 3pm. The guide was dreary. She never modulated her voice and delivered her spiel as though she were thoroughly bored with it, with the result that it was boring. The rooms were lovely but she lingered too long on mundane details while skipping over things that seemed more interesting. I’d have liked to have heard more of the history, but this woman was obsessed with repeating the worlds, “Louis-the-fourteenth-the-sun-king” and “the-palace-of-versailles” over and over again (we’d have understood who she was referring to if she’d said “the king” and where she was talking about with “the palace”)

2 Don’t try to see it all in one day

The place is so big, I can’t imagine how it is even possible to see it all in one day. If you know you’ll only ever be here once have a list of priorities – decide what you want to see the most and go do that part first. The official website has an interactive map which you can use to figure out your strategy.

3 Don’t bring long umbrellas, large bags/suitcases/rucksacks, camera tripods, selfie sticks

There is a bag deposit for these things on site but that involves another line! If you don’t need to bring it – don’t bring it (walking sticks are on the list too so I don’t know what you are supposed to do when you check that in!) Evidently this guy wasn’t required to check in his huge club!

4 Don’t rush

Relax and enjoy the palace, the gardens, the fountains… especially if you’re only here once – don’t spoil your visit by getting stressed out." tsk.. Ang aarte naman. Eh anong paki nila kong gusto ko sa apartments ng King, kung gusto makita lahat ng laman ng palace sa kalahating araw lang. Paki nila eh ako si Flash. Kung gusto ko magdala ng malalaking payong, malalaking bag, tripod ko at ang selfie stick ko at kung gusto kong magmadali. Duh. Girl. Time is diamond. Eww. I don't basura my time no.

Tsk. At isa pa hindi ako pupunta sa palace wala akong panggasolina sa bike ko. Charott. Lampera eh.