Caserta, November 13th, 2011
Our final day was a half day visit to Caserta, which the best way to describe this is the Versailles of Italy. Apparently they used this castle to film Star Wars: Phantom Menace- however this didn’t really mean anything to me. The gardens of Caserta were huge, but not as huge and magnificent as those at Versailles. On the flip side, I was more impressed with the interior of Caserta than I was of Versailles. Maybe this was because it was more clear what rooms served what purpose. It might also have been because we had a guide, and it was not nearly as crowded as Versailles was. After taking a tour of the castle, of which we maybe saw one eighth of, we went into the gardens for a few hours. One part of the gardens that I was extremely impressed with was what they call the “English garden”. This garden was less uniform and had a more romantic feel. It was full of exotic plants and ponds, and everything grew naturally, it was not as pristine as the main part of the garden. At three, we finally left for our seven hour journey home. Even though the beds at the hotel the night before were heavenly, I was glad to get back to the villa and settle in once again.
Our final day was a half day visit to Caserta, which the best way to describe this is the Versailles of Italy. Apparently they used this castle to film Star Wars: Phantom Menace- however this didn’t really mean anything to me. The gardens of Caserta were huge, but not as huge and magnificent as those at Versailles. On the flip side, I was more impressed with the interior of Caserta than I was of Versailles. Maybe this was because it was more clear what rooms served what purpose. It might also have been because we had a guide, and it was not nearly as crowded as Versailles was. After taking a tour of the castle, of which we maybe saw one eighth of, we went into the gardens for a few hours. One part of the gardens that I was extremely impressed with was what they call the “English garden”. This garden was less uniform and had a more romantic feel. It was full of exotic plants and ponds, and everything grew naturally, it was not as pristine as the main part of the garden. At three, we finally left for our seven hour journey home. Even though the beds at the hotel the night before were heavenly, I was glad to get back to the villa and settle in once again.
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