top rated photo tagged 'garden' in Versailles
photo by Marshall
Just got back from Prague, but I'll save that trip for another entry. Between the last time I updated and last Saturday (when I left from Prague), here are some of the highlights. The weather ...
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Fit for a king  (Jul 06 '07)
"The sheer scale of this place cannot fail to impress"
My friends Mary and Chris told me about the ticket for Versailles which combines transport and museum entrance, so I got one at Gare du Nord ...
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Gardens at Trianon  (Jul 06 '07)
"I had difficulty conjuring up the image of Marie Antoinette walking around the place"
The Trianon and Petit Trianon which were the private palaces of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette are a nice contrast ...
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Versailles  (Jan 12 '07)
Friday I went with my study abroad program to Versailles. After some awesome French argumentation between the Versailles employees and our program leaders, we got in for free because we're all "Art ...
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Explorers and gardens  (Jul 08 '07)
"Francis Garnier .. one of my heroes"
One of my heroes is the explorer Francis Garnier (no connection with Garnier, architect of the Opera House in Paris). He led a group up the Mekong River into ...
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Luxembourg Gardens  (Jul 08 '07)
"trees and bees"
In the Luxembourg Gardens (at the south end) are two curiosities (1) an apple and pear garden (behind high fences and difficult to photograph) .. trees are ...
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