P.S. by Macaron Hoarder: Marie Antoinette

Monday, January 20, 2014

Paris, Day 12, Part II: Versailles

We left for Versailles after class on Friday afternoon and spent our time taking the main tour, then walked through the gardens. Even thiugh we didn't have time to walk through les Trianons or Marie Antoinette's grounds, it just means I have make my way back to Paris to see them in the summer.

The view of one wing of Versailles by the RER station

Louis XIV

The golden gates

There's also gold on the roof

The first floor of the chapel

The second floor of the chapel

I can't get enough of these doors...

A view of one of the gardens from the inside

This picture--along with the rest of the pictures in this post--do not do Versailles justice. This painting above is immense...

Never forget to look up on the ceilings--every corner of every room is decorated

I'm not kidding, I want these doors...

Louis XIV bedchamber

The Hall of Mirrors

Another royal bedchamber

The grounds are absolutely stunning...

The state is constantly working to maintain and restore Versailles. One of the fountains is currently being cleaned--it's been removed off of the palace grounds for restoration since last July.

The Apollo fountain

Versailles is so huge that these steps seem like they lead to nowhere

l'Orangerie--oranges do grow here during the summer

I need to come back here!

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Newport/Narragansett: Can't Stop Shopping

It's gotten to the point that I enjoy going to work, because I know I am a mere arm's length from Starbucks and the Brick Market Place. And, as you can guess, I went shopping. Again. This will all change as soon as the spring inventory comes in and the clearance sales go away.

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Dorchester bra and matching underwear for me, T-shirt for my boyfriend

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There was a "Buy One Get One Free" on clearance items at Francesca's--couldn't pass up updating my jewelry with more black

Before I went to Jack Wills, though, I went to the university library and checked out three movies: Marie Antoinette, Atonement, and Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Marie Antoinette is one of my favorite movies because it is so breathtaking and beautiful--I haven't seen the last two. I figured that I should make sure I watch all of Keira Knightley's period films and Woody Allen's recent productions (Midnight in Paris is also a favorite).