sunday was spent at chartre and versailles. no one can deny the splendid beauty and grand architecture of versailles but the next time i'm there, i'm going to focus on the more "down to earth" side of this oppulent chateau, the estate of marie-antoinette. an 86 acre refuge away from stuffy royalty for the teenage queen. the petit trianon was given to the queen upon her marriage to louis XVI and later the "farm house" (pictured above) was built to the queen's specifications. apparently she loved to play theatre games, milk her farm animals, make cheese and butter...who knew? a must read is a recent post from paris mavis about a time slip in 1904 and the petit trianon revisted as it was in 1789, fascinating!
monday & tuesday my sister saw the usual suspects, the eiffel tower, notre dame, louvre, & mont martre. i can't wait to hear first hand how she enjoyed her trip!
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June 10, 2009
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