Bust of Louis the Sun King and rare peach marble urns of gilt flowers adorn a fireplace mantel at Versailles, France.
Please stop by later for tales of special guests, Belgian chocolate and beer and Girl Scout cookies from California - plus, lots more photographs of Versailles!
Thin mints, did you have thin mints? "See" you later!
Posted by: meredith | 12 April 2007 at 09:24
Tara,
:-)
rel
Posted by: rel | 12 April 2007 at 03:37
WOW! I had company for two days and I still have no energy left. lol I'm all caught up on your colorful posts. Thank you for keeping me updated, happy and cultured. HUGS
Posted by: Tammy | 12 April 2007 at 00:56
So that's Louis the Sun King. Huh. Looks kind of chubby to me-- kind of in need of a chin tuck. But I suppose that being well-fed in his time was a sign of high society. Interesting.
Posted by: ally bean | 11 April 2007 at 23:12
My family was in France last summer for six weeks with my two boys aged 7 and 10. We spent three days and two nights at Versailles and your picture fills my head with lavish memories. At night after the crowds had dispersed, I remember sitting on the grand staircase down from the fountain garden and watching my seven year old son run laps around the Grand Canal. Bliss.
Posted by: melissa | 11 April 2007 at 22:20
Oooh, it sounds exciting!
Posted by: Rosa | 11 April 2007 at 21:42
Looking forward to more!
Posted by: parisiennefarmgirl | 11 April 2007 at 21:23
Hi Tara,
Greetings from Moscow!
Its been a long time I visited your blog. Great to know that you were in Versailles. I was there in Jan 2006 and I loved the magificence of everything there including the vast garden behind the Palace.
Posted by: abhay k | 11 April 2007 at 21:08
you had me hooked at "girl scout cookies"
:)
when should i be back?
today?
love cookies...
Posted by: sophie | 11 April 2007 at 19:23
I will!
I went to Versailles on a school trip, and my 16-year-old self was amazed at the shortness of the beds and enthralled with the unfinished portait by David of Bonaparte. I especially liked Le petit Trianon.
Posted by: Colette | 11 April 2007 at 18:44
Yes, more photos, more, more, more.....
Posted by: mymelange | 11 April 2007 at 18:32
looking forward to more eye candy...
Posted by: AscenderRisesAbove | 11 April 2007 at 17:30