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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXMv3yiPl1tTnRXbpGxIkz4TioOpicWtmOpF-3yPmvfCjahFmORVBYB3mdOO5XtaU0djiuuMAfRtvZgBSyu2Z5XQmei-5ExLaAojIENkRfCcIwJ5BrwJloLhEhZtge-DUg1lFA4KWDwg/s1600/Meissen+vases.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXMv3yiPl1tTnRXbpGxIkz4TioOpicWtmOpF-3yPmvfCjahFmORVBYB3mdOO5XtaU0djiuuMAfRtvZgBSyu2Z5XQmei-5ExLaAojIENkRfCcIwJ5BrwJloLhEhZtge-DUg1lFA4KWDwg/s1600/Meissen+vases.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>While summertime 'downtime' (obviously) continues on this blog I thought I'd share some images my Australian penpal was nice enough to share with me of <a href="http://interior-design-pictures.blogspot.com/2008/02/sans-souci.html">Sanssouci</a>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgjD3eQnO7AvqE9r5fVFKIEIt6qPuyvTYFjAVUstAFaNGN0GSHvX2xeUfy4mep_gi6HeuBERxMg_EP9InpL3E0lMcotRD_CcF3EveYOWt_-oPMds1Oz-l0o8TrHNLf84GFtsxq2knC8zA/s1600/music+room+Gilded+boiserie.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgjD3eQnO7AvqE9r5fVFKIEIt6qPuyvTYFjAVUstAFaNGN0GSHvX2xeUfy4mep_gi6HeuBERxMg_EP9InpL3E0lMcotRD_CcF3EveYOWt_-oPMds1Oz-l0o8TrHNLf84GFtsxq2knC8zA/s1600/music+room+Gilded+boiserie.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div> I've blogged about the rococo palace in the past (<a href="http://interior-design-pictures.blogspot.com/2008/02/sans-souci.html">here</a> and <a href="http://interior-design-pictures.blogspot.com/2009/12/potsdam.html">here</a>) and it never gets old.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi43KdbCckdO52tAhkAiD_g42eW5h4899CIRXiars5PTBaJpru5yqx__t6Zl0qHKLG-4OpDd8Cxqy9pziipnUf0nrQItDKP-shUEe6B3IeSkccGTzUIl3R2L35Fa9_vMiyBMcYgKSnx51Q/s1600/music+room+gilded+mirror+and+boiserie.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi43KdbCckdO52tAhkAiD_g42eW5h4899CIRXiars5PTBaJpru5yqx__t6Zl0qHKLG-4OpDd8Cxqy9pziipnUf0nrQItDKP-shUEe6B3IeSkccGTzUIl3R2L35Fa9_vMiyBMcYgKSnx51Q/s1600/music+room+gilded+mirror+and+boiserie.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div> While this style may not interest you the attention to detail cannot fail to impress.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtI1JH-B8c4vbb14OGy-YRpXDmo9lGNQiM8IFgUAFl099-z3lOXrD5Gj1CUWJ2SV1XbUoLfKFMYThrqhgFIFUxxKi836TCcPL5iI5Q-eUkDIp7pU963hKhOjcH3_87sCu9wYM5XUoOq4/s1600/brackets+porcelain+collection.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtI1JH-B8c4vbb14OGy-YRpXDmo9lGNQiM8IFgUAFl099-z3lOXrD5Gj1CUWJ2SV1XbUoLfKFMYThrqhgFIFUxxKi836TCcPL5iI5Q-eUkDIp7pU963hKhOjcH3_87sCu9wYM5XUoOq4/s1600/brackets+porcelain+collection.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div> This collection of porcelain on gilded brackets above reminded me of <a href="http://www.howardslatkin.com/interiordesign/">Howard Slatkin's</a> NYC apartment.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfiRlujOq9EV5E3fVbLdJOM3pI_BuG6S_ptYZnqGhON1hoQNS9iqIfNZ7hM-_T74cdJE_TPaVo_gPU75OIg9KkvJsf2lDVHPnUDUOPs781LH5VEDyxJmOF0qorn43GhX4x7bWRxd6VY-c/s1600/guest+room.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfiRlujOq9EV5E3fVbLdJOM3pI_BuG6S_ptYZnqGhON1hoQNS9iqIfNZ7hM-_T74cdJE_TPaVo_gPU75OIg9KkvJsf2lDVHPnUDUOPs781LH5VEDyxJmOF0qorn43GhX4x7bWRxd6VY-c/s1600/guest+room.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div> Notice the very successful jib door (closed) to the left of the chairs in the guest room above.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgg3Mz82D5t3WCUpAf1aZi-IGpmruvGu94iAIddSYDTBicx8UkYsbo-oR1mgV4pwYO73qaRAEmQ0IwW3dS5699i7PVf5Jrd6bNgp0gK0wKZyWAv6RSbF70za9Rhy6rbFsGxFlElT4lOtQ/s1600/guest+room+ikat+chairs.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgg3Mz82D5t3WCUpAf1aZi-IGpmruvGu94iAIddSYDTBicx8UkYsbo-oR1mgV4pwYO73qaRAEmQ0IwW3dS5699i7PVf5Jrd6bNgp0gK0wKZyWAv6RSbF70za9Rhy6rbFsGxFlElT4lOtQ/s1600/guest+room+ikat+chairs.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>The chairs have a very modern looking ikat type fabric. Many of the fabrics and wallpapers were recently replaced by a company in Lyon.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9i7odksoZ5f_30A-5moj1hMs7UPQPMssM_RCpiwWUTNEoCLwmmRXurnhWWqa0K56LJubxSq7to-U_9fEmGcgDDqEIrcyhroHgjyYSDKeUerwYJ5jTqgI4PRkjGvh0JziHPA9lyjMmbxo/s1600/guest+room+ikat+chairs+2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9i7odksoZ5f_30A-5moj1hMs7UPQPMssM_RCpiwWUTNEoCLwmmRXurnhWWqa0K56LJubxSq7to-U_9fEmGcgDDqEIrcyhroHgjyYSDKeUerwYJ5jTqgI4PRkjGvh0JziHPA9lyjMmbxo/s1600/guest+room+ikat+chairs+2.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div> I especially love the blue version. Notice the matching curtains.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4MU-ilrCwpPCPcGT7Kh2Qah1TScb1opms75Z87rPn8R5Pgc8lcY_2ZtTNkmBUzuJhEBQYOqXJRcFiqNTs4JdnS1q8ls7_kQMGjzgX8_ssFZgeCfkzM1pv_Ba_-6BdLmlNJemziLvfXvg/s1600/guest+room+ikate+chairs+3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4MU-ilrCwpPCPcGT7Kh2Qah1TScb1opms75Z87rPn8R5Pgc8lcY_2ZtTNkmBUzuJhEBQYOqXJRcFiqNTs4JdnS1q8ls7_kQMGjzgX8_ssFZgeCfkzM1pv_Ba_-6BdLmlNJemziLvfXvg/s1600/guest+room+ikate+chairs+3.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div> Here you see the same fabric in green to match a green guestroom.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmZ8lrgcCnuoOkJOLH5uRhM9dMIf0ktN7I3tdMa9gor_6nBzpDh4xp-AgEIzvyeyD23b3JiMB_hCqjIFd5mn7aItVA1_2y6seq4o7rXk-7C7M4TgyMMHrtsBg8eMPDRqemNzli2Ow1skI/s1600/marquetry+walls.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmZ8lrgcCnuoOkJOLH5uRhM9dMIf0ktN7I3tdMa9gor_6nBzpDh4xp-AgEIzvyeyD23b3JiMB_hCqjIFd5mn7aItVA1_2y6seq4o7rXk-7C7M4TgyMMHrtsBg8eMPDRqemNzli2Ow1skI/s1600/marquetry+walls.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div> The marquetry work in this small cabinet is amazing. These side chairs sport a more expected silk damask.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfNOrONKvgLziszv1U24lyTgUZhD28_Ujxfn2Lw_3ZfJQWYp-sYqaLzd3XuHY7cbKrySLb1RTPCXIwg8yjWLsyVjOREqv4PMDkC8NbWwtNxjYEkTzc93d-xnhOkGkRYK5aSoeh-HoY2oI/s1600/Voltaire+room+fireplace.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfNOrONKvgLziszv1U24lyTgUZhD28_Ujxfn2Lw_3ZfJQWYp-sYqaLzd3XuHY7cbKrySLb1RTPCXIwg8yjWLsyVjOREqv4PMDkC8NbWwtNxjYEkTzc93d-xnhOkGkRYK5aSoeh-HoY2oI/s1600/Voltaire+room+fireplace.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>My favorite room at Sanssoci, as I've said in previous posts, is surely the Voltaire guest room which he inhabited for a time.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDarluTUi20WKnx_htkdW3AWSuEKzg1jfsFiWkuTUMb5eq-bQKAKROmmlWKOG36KWmaOz1Inx9b9PjfAZ6mipWHHvBfWEfPVNfzzUJdfch3trA-xk8gMv29vcgy7Dz-xebyborl8EyBCU/s1600/Voltaire+room+detail+2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDarluTUi20WKnx_htkdW3AWSuEKzg1jfsFiWkuTUMb5eq-bQKAKROmmlWKOG36KWmaOz1Inx9b9PjfAZ6mipWHHvBfWEfPVNfzzUJdfch3trA-xk8gMv29vcgy7Dz-xebyborl8EyBCU/s1600/Voltaire+room+detail+2.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div> The polychromed boiserie are so fun and cheerful.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2O8m1FMW3-PHQJvMmMGymwYKbxP1AOJPlnLQawTtbyv1eirAlZOsnaVqwlwRa3z91DCYKyezpk46sJf2tezMsvxAPuk2K_zI5sjF8u3Fjidm0SCigu6tPukRC1Fv75pGNzVB9294sP0/s1600/Voltaire+room+detail.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2O8m1FMW3-PHQJvMmMGymwYKbxP1AOJPlnLQawTtbyv1eirAlZOsnaVqwlwRa3z91DCYKyezpk46sJf2tezMsvxAPuk2K_zI5sjF8u3Fjidm0SCigu6tPukRC1Fv75pGNzVB9294sP0/s1600/Voltaire+room+detail.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div> Birds and fruits sit next to monkeys and parrots - could it be more whimsical?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5R3h37gTWCYechZpPvmLL9sC43_ZmWW_1RIOoY38H1D8dgc0Szmg6OAA-Olo44ttnOV7BpRThem1fbFunXSCjLh2E9Fbp3r2Dq8WZ22JRSQHKcHq670tbyNgJvwrrpbhsk6_UFGKEEa8/s1600/voltaire+room+polychrome+2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5R3h37gTWCYechZpPvmLL9sC43_ZmWW_1RIOoY38H1D8dgc0Szmg6OAA-Olo44ttnOV7BpRThem1fbFunXSCjLh2E9Fbp3r2Dq8WZ22JRSQHKcHq670tbyNgJvwrrpbhsk6_UFGKEEa8/s1600/voltaire+room+polychrome+2.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div> Notice the very modern looking grotto-esque icicles at the top of the mirror.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk23WPwtH3jgKhswjfMHZxxsBcd2QQ-uxOi5qw6eFWXvManDnWCYif41RbSovt4_xYrgsqmcs1OoKQNiIfzlfZ-oA9WbbOGl6IQLEietRKcpAeX4l6AFSBOWNZr_biSjzXMWDuNDs2H6M/s1600/Voltaire+room+polychrome.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk23WPwtH3jgKhswjfMHZxxsBcd2QQ-uxOi5qw6eFWXvManDnWCYif41RbSovt4_xYrgsqmcs1OoKQNiIfzlfZ-oA9WbbOGl6IQLEietRKcpAeX4l6AFSBOWNZr_biSjzXMWDuNDs2H6M/s1600/Voltaire+room+polychrome.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div> The parrots almost look entirely free standing on their brackets.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmchnu9BT10BjOJb80XFB0dM93iJ4cWcIYjq-ldN7F21Ra7OkvnXmXxTmq5cU06LNNZSYCMAzpkWEB6VA5Yp5U6Wl5-TvsJpoPQMWRhgoAq3PM5-6W4ZlMA-93e6YxFc9rUQq8hofZOM/s1600/sanssouci+wallpaper.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmchnu9BT10BjOJb80XFB0dM93iJ4cWcIYjq-ldN7F21Ra7OkvnXmXxTmq5cU06LNNZSYCMAzpkWEB6VA5Yp5U6Wl5-TvsJpoPQMWRhgoAq3PM5-6W4ZlMA-93e6YxFc9rUQq8hofZOM/s1600/sanssouci+wallpaper.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div> The wallpapers are also a riot of pattern and color.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_8R5zGT1LF11jswrPKNkUU0LErJeEPd5G4wGdkedBzbMfbnLBX8J63AoFI3KOooowoBi8w-pyh0W52pEP82agK43B-ZI_lh7O8y_lXjUo00e-1GTmgCkwsDu6kwXcXo239y8OBf_oCk/s1600/sanssouci+wallpaper+2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_8R5zGT1LF11jswrPKNkUU0LErJeEPd5G4wGdkedBzbMfbnLBX8J63AoFI3KOooowoBi8w-pyh0W52pEP82agK43B-ZI_lh7O8y_lXjUo00e-1GTmgCkwsDu6kwXcXo239y8OBf_oCk/s1600/sanssouci+wallpaper+2.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>Notice the intriguing electrical switch below which blends right into the paper. Of course in the 18th century they wouldn't have had any switches so it's nice to hide them.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixC91De1JTkWQximjod2xMfWoMzk7nERwfy4xARmys8SfMOxNKq722q3I7-tNhTPlm6CvYlG_xlvBURa86fOkzINzWqGQCMeMJQ3aKOzTxxdwdMoVzeqHjTYjDsMpdWJhnvrctQUYLAGE/s1600/sanssouci+wallpaper+3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixC91De1JTkWQximjod2xMfWoMzk7nERwfy4xARmys8SfMOxNKq722q3I7-tNhTPlm6CvYlG_xlvBURa86fOkzINzWqGQCMeMJQ3aKOzTxxdwdMoVzeqHjTYjDsMpdWJhnvrctQUYLAGE/s1600/sanssouci+wallpaper+3.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div> Again with the modern fabrics, doesn't this fabric below remind you of something from the 1950s?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIf5QAauMlngIcuD0AN6o5LAslya9KyLadKwrv3EEtcAzrMHqVHBPps5xxkF17z3306Rfir5QuyvLBR2sJ3vkrh2F_zBTYOawmUfIlt3FgMH5KLNNPo_3RonvE9_mxoGrgdZ5OQg7ub0A/s1600/Sanssouci+fabric.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIf5QAauMlngIcuD0AN6o5LAslya9KyLadKwrv3EEtcAzrMHqVHBPps5xxkF17z3306Rfir5QuyvLBR2sJ3vkrh2F_zBTYOawmUfIlt3FgMH5KLNNPo_3RonvE9_mxoGrgdZ5OQg7ub0A/s1600/Sanssouci+fabric.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>I hope you enjoy these delicious detail shots of <a href="http://interior-design-pictures.blogspot.com/2008/02/sans-souci.html">Sanssoci Palace</a>!

Sanssouci details

While summertime 'downtime' (obviously) continues on this blog I thought I'd share some images my Australian penpal was nice eno...

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Paris Vacation - day 3

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkIngnR2Y5EQ4_C94vAW17eysBhCTUlt7skGSW5f7nUHog1oXCbtz8ODZUcBH3pZrIehJHucIhlMDFk6MFj1fbMgKbYvDYLKd8JoEVQtVmVbmtUJ7ih83QbwxXsLVL4gz9X0Z3tJxrmwZF/s1600/Vaux+le+Vicomte.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkIngnR2Y5EQ4_C94vAW17eysBhCTUlt7skGSW5f7nUHog1oXCbtz8ODZUcBH3pZrIehJHucIhlMDFk6MFj1fbMgKbYvDYLKd8JoEVQtVmVbmtUJ7ih83QbwxXsLVL4gz9X0Z3tJxrmwZF/s400/Vaux+le+Vicomte.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Day 3 was meant to be one of the trip's highlights and did not disappoint. I scheduled a <a href="http://www.pariscityvision.com/">Pariscityvision</a> tour of both Vaux le Vicomte and Fountainbleau - a little out of the city.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYByvOV905tNfPZQYbBgxE4nJzC3CPeAgEhiwxX0eDbRBirxjRhMW9xv6ep_l4Dxcs0QVwNnGrXdb3VphD_WazR-Y5xvKppknurjNcRKRQ35BtQ6AhTdRBZ8iT4SvAipxs1FqTHBTl_3Yw/s1600/vaux+le+vicomte+rear.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYByvOV905tNfPZQYbBgxE4nJzC3CPeAgEhiwxX0eDbRBirxjRhMW9xv6ep_l4Dxcs0QVwNnGrXdb3VphD_WazR-Y5xvKppknurjNcRKRQ35BtQ6AhTdRBZ8iT4SvAipxs1FqTHBTl_3Yw/s400/vaux+le+vicomte+rear.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> For the most part I can't recommend these bus tours highly enough; 'leave the driving to us' and enjoy your trip!  Vaux le Vicomte is an amazing 17th century chateau which led Louis XIV to create the <a href="http://architectdesign.blogspot.fr/2009/11/marie-antoinette-at-versailles.html">Versailles</a> we have today (and imprisonment for its' owner who dared build a greater palace than the sun king!)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYpH_siZoG_cwTeDFHiKibK-FR9Es7_zifjWqcuWdioF3QN-FbiCR6c6X4DaOhkgtSB94iws-jcCA2v8ZqYb47IEL9fzTOcpLW5JplV4mWWGCZQmtm0EIrk7wCrXACBngBlLl69VRcbhXJ/s1600/vaux+le+vicomte+corner.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYpH_siZoG_cwTeDFHiKibK-FR9Es7_zifjWqcuWdioF3QN-FbiCR6c6X4DaOhkgtSB94iws-jcCA2v8ZqYb47IEL9fzTOcpLW5JplV4mWWGCZQmtm0EIrk7wCrXACBngBlLl69VRcbhXJ/s400/vaux+le+vicomte+corner.JPG" width="300" /></a></div> The interiors mostly have been brought back to this early creation but glimpses of the future styles to come still remain as well.  We were lucky with the weather and the chateau was astounding.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvrHXjof424qyt1NXVYLOjITwNHU-zGX25oAQfV21Lp6iH4SpjfE2e7yXk1PdrLylaSTeT9u64B7qvA6QvWTo5bNR6q1HDJOKwdF7_nyCeL9k8tppNy7jVYCDaHoowLUIkpFKaWpvrtxQU/s1600/vaux+le+vicomte+grande+coleche.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvrHXjof424qyt1NXVYLOjITwNHU-zGX25oAQfV21Lp6iH4SpjfE2e7yXk1PdrLylaSTeT9u64B7qvA6QvWTo5bNR6q1HDJOKwdF7_nyCeL9k8tppNy7jVYCDaHoowLUIkpFKaWpvrtxQU/s400/vaux+le+vicomte+grande+coleche.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> On the way out of the chateau don't miss the large carriage museum and lunch at the cafe located in the stables; very charming.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXmfvXlIqOtExFHaG6yMOqAI7o3bqd3-5SzywUkkdRytFrByAC2QkwlunFgqG6H_dbg8wLCB-guIURm88JTbJNzLbmshTuiMqMiBSsjhBv8lsmDn-QOaY0DsoMQ9SHs2dODM5jT0m5nJ4m/s1600/fountainbleu+front.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXmfvXlIqOtExFHaG6yMOqAI7o3bqd3-5SzywUkkdRytFrByAC2QkwlunFgqG6H_dbg8wLCB-guIURm88JTbJNzLbmshTuiMqMiBSsjhBv8lsmDn-QOaY0DsoMQ9SHs2dODM5jT0m5nJ4m/s400/fountainbleu+front.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> Next on the trip was Fountainbleau, country home to French Kings and later emporers for more than 7 centuries.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGx3KjWTmGIyolwN3D68y7LJcbuLwCYUvtKT3Kymira1RXAY5x1pTheHhXiMx63OWUhnOf_uyTKUU2kuo0RJiwTLfNJecWFo92Awa2t73_nhOfFM-Jzb83nrXFjIWMdVZhbUAjCi8Sc9rv/s1600/fountainbleu+corner.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGx3KjWTmGIyolwN3D68y7LJcbuLwCYUvtKT3Kymira1RXAY5x1pTheHhXiMx63OWUhnOf_uyTKUU2kuo0RJiwTLfNJecWFo92Awa2t73_nhOfFM-Jzb83nrXFjIWMdVZhbUAjCi8Sc9rv/s320/fountainbleu+corner.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Fountainbleau will take your breathe away by sheer size and the number of styles included. Really though it is an architectural 'hot mess' that is delightful and magnificent.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJ3lWeE7H9AxjAXx2s0mh2KN3PCMGFmAWWNmkTDfbCN0z02QlQYpnRza4C-_fF25dIfTKE1RCdGh8qxQa8xk6bzNwMHDBt894dvFiPaAm9tsoRE6GOghjmSwZM6-5esZZrjroOxZc99bS/s1600/fountainbleu,+hall+of+napolean's+family+portraits.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJ3lWeE7H9AxjAXx2s0mh2KN3PCMGFmAWWNmkTDfbCN0z02QlQYpnRza4C-_fF25dIfTKE1RCdGh8qxQa8xk6bzNwMHDBt894dvFiPaAm9tsoRE6GOghjmSwZM6-5esZZrjroOxZc99bS/s320/fountainbleu,+hall+of+napolean's+family+portraits.JPG" width="240" /></a></div> Napolean left the largest mark on the chateau perhaps because he was the last person to make significant changes. Above you see about 1/3 of a corridor showing his family portraits (big family!).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6bcjxSnzp3waNNSdhNpS4D9yRXMcfKXxKx7aV7auxXGWu02B-Ciz_fa2HwLgh4x8lO0QL5jcVQzV2hhjvD8jObS4nZuxW9k1ccMfKpSk8XYn6EGUAnVa6dvm-dfe0NByJxPs193hyphenhyphenvQs/s1600/fountainbleu+napoleans+campaign+bed.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6bcjxSnzp3waNNSdhNpS4D9yRXMcfKXxKx7aV7auxXGWu02B-Ciz_fa2HwLgh4x8lO0QL5jcVQzV2hhjvD8jObS4nZuxW9k1ccMfKpSk8XYn6EGUAnVa6dvm-dfe0NByJxPs193hyphenhyphenvQs/s320/fountainbleu+napoleans+campaign+bed.JPG" width="240" /></a></div> Napolean's camp bed has been set up within a tented room - so chic!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQH6kGIBIhglNaiKFeW1UIHYnQuQK9nu5vZ_a_78CQnSBCp9nWIHmTnVYU0CmPcu1c1P5dIgA3hyphenhyphenAvP4pZPI8oB-WcSmC5cYSkr1zSmhgn7-bv57cT7Q_6tW8oyYY9EoGwFR_rrsqXsEI/s1600/fountainbleu+-+napolean's+throne+room.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQH6kGIBIhglNaiKFeW1UIHYnQuQK9nu5vZ_a_78CQnSBCp9nWIHmTnVYU0CmPcu1c1P5dIgA3hyphenhyphenAvP4pZPI8oB-WcSmC5cYSkr1zSmhgn7-bv57cT7Q_6tW8oyYY9EoGwFR_rrsqXsEI/s320/fountainbleu+-+napolean's+throne+room.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> Napolean had a throne room set up within the apartments of king Louis XVI. cheeky.....<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQUcHEVbDjYJohoF2jqw9KVVQdYY77raK81V4vlhxbRvZtm1Dpx0ls1zZzBScsOsYzoftyXPW69NQtsX9Ic0aKwcRkT3Sh3bDpeF8iMDYlzoZMzrdvapAeBX2_9Xj5mptkaaz4WMRtNcV/s1600/fountainbleu+-+marie+antoinette's+bedroom.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQUcHEVbDjYJohoF2jqw9KVVQdYY77raK81V4vlhxbRvZtm1Dpx0ls1zZzBScsOsYzoftyXPW69NQtsX9Ic0aKwcRkT3Sh3bDpeF8iMDYlzoZMzrdvapAeBX2_9Xj5mptkaaz4WMRtNcV/s320/fountainbleu+-+marie+antoinette's+bedroom.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Which was set up next to Marie Antoinette's bedroom.  I will never understand the flow of these 18th century palaces and their enfilades. How do you live here? bedroom attached to bathroom attached to throne room.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFGzIxFt8MNnjrZ0bDCYtKWMzIQRQdzd_AaIvUMd7cbwjtHzfYVr_gMmbl8WN5sAdw3zEOkSthHpOVES5gQ5bxogJrjA68qc138YaOuFRAlEerLcZrJU49S9l03IuI7tWJbRacDrLox6Of/s1600/Hotel+Regina.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFGzIxFt8MNnjrZ0bDCYtKWMzIQRQdzd_AaIvUMd7cbwjtHzfYVr_gMmbl8WN5sAdw3zEOkSthHpOVES5gQ5bxogJrjA68qc138YaOuFRAlEerLcZrJU49S9l03IuI7tWJbRacDrLox6Of/s320/Hotel+Regina.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>The tour ends at the Hotel Regina across from the Louvre and I suggest you end the day with a drink in their elegant bar as I did.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpxrgIdbQ2K7Bac_DsXtLhIi7OnFLsGce-BJHOLQlQxT__m8ihqSxy7H0MK6XoxxWeIkp4k4Z9qg4HB1FUXOm6GB6oqNiJ5QKORlfFgLx9Phx2UJbBnAkEyefqy00blxvBansXebLhe64/s1600/stairs+to+apartment.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpxrgIdbQ2K7Bac_DsXtLhIi7OnFLsGce-BJHOLQlQxT__m8ihqSxy7H0MK6XoxxWeIkp4k4Z9qg4HB1FUXOm6GB6oqNiJ5QKORlfFgLx9Phx2UJbBnAkEyefqy00blxvBansXebLhe64/s320/stairs+to+apartment.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>After dinner at <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g187147-d718178-Reviews-L_Ilot_Vache-Paris_Ile_de_France.html">L'Ilot Vache</a> on the Ile St Louis (one of my favorite retaurants I find myself at time and again), I was thankful to climb the million steps up to my own Paris Pied a terre just across the street. Long but fabulous days!

Paris Vacation - day 3

Day 3 was meant to be one of the trip's highlights and did not disappoint. I scheduled a Pariscityvision tour of both Vaux le Vicomte a...

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