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France 2011

by John Avery   
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The Palace of Varsailles

The Palace of Varsailles
The site began as Louis XIII’s hunting lodge before his son Louis XIV...

The Varsaille chapel, 2nd floor

The Varsaille chapel, 2nd floor
The Royals put a great emphasis on religion.

Palace room detail - simply amazing

Palace room detail - simply amazing

the Kings bedroom

the Kings bedroom
All this and no shower!!

Now that's a shower stall!

Now that's a shower stall!

A beautiful Palace ceiling

A beautiful Palace ceiling

Hall of mirrors

Hall of mirrors
it should be renamed the hall of people!

A palace backyard view

A palace backyard view

one of the many gardens

one of the many gardens

One of the many water fountains

One of the many water fountains
None of the fountains were running due to the less than normal rainfall this...

The flower beds were everywhere.

The flower beds were everywhere.

another fountain - looking to the Palace

another fountain - looking to the Palace

The Louvre Museum

The Louvre Museum
This was the Royal Palace before moving to the "burbs" in...

A new interior staircase

A new interior staircase
below the glass pyramid.

Easter Island artifact

Easter Island artifact
One of the famous heads, used in sinus commercials!

Venus de Milo

Venus de Milo
One of the most popular ladies at the Louvre

the Most popular lady at the museum

the Most popular lady at the museum
Mona Lisa

The new glass Pyramid

The new glass Pyramid
Built above a new entrance in 1988

the Glass inverted Pyramid

the Glass inverted Pyramid
completed in 1993 and featured in "the Da Vinci Code movie"

streetscape - Latin Quarter

streetscape - Latin Quarter

the Orsey Museum

the Orsey Museum
Amazing works of Art - Monet was featured

In Paris you'll find the very new

In Paris you'll find the very new

and the very traditional

and the very traditional
traditional; is that another word for old?

our apartment block

our apartment block
the entrance to our block are the double wooden doors. The experience was...

pastries on display, hmmmmmmm

pastries on display, hmmmmmmm
Unfortunately this shop was next door to our apartment entrance. A...
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article published 6/30/2011

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