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#185076

JK2006

A charming little second home 5 Years, 3 Months ago
which I visited this weekend. Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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#185085

MWTW

Re:A charming little second home 5 Years, 3 Months ago
Austria? JK I take it you have to visit your local house with with the blue light outside to let them know of your departure and return details to the UK? Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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#185086

JK2006

Re:A charming little second home 5 Years, 3 Months ago
Yes never been any problem. It's Versailles. Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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Re:A charming little second home 5 Years, 3 Months ago
No wonder there was a revolution. Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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#185101

JK2006

Re:A charming little second home 5 Years, 3 Months ago
Indeed and it features largely in my current novel (about 20% completed) so I wanted to get a feel (ooh Matron); a fascinating place though hard to see beyond the tourism. Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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#185104

Barney

Re:A charming little second home 5 Years, 3 Months ago

Tourism can be problematical - as close to a billion people come to Europe every year.

Over twice as many that any other destination area.

And some centres - like Versailles - are unable to cope with the numbers.

Simply because they weren't built to accommodate millions - on a regular basis.

Many are so interested in the past; though most don't learn from its mistakes.

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#185112

honey!oh sugar sugar.

Re:A charming little second home 5 Years, 3 Months ago

Barney wrote:
Tourism can be problematical - as close to a billion people come to Europe every year.

Over twice as many that any other destination area.

And some centres - like Versailles - are unable to cope with the numbers.

Simply because they weren't built to accommodate millions - on a regular basis.

Many are so interested in the past; though most don't learn from its mistakes.

But didnt they expect visitors when they put a dirty great palace there?

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#185113

JK2006

Re:A charming little second home 5 Years, 3 Months ago
Not by the millions I think. Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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#185115

Barney

Re:A charming little second home 5 Years, 3 Months ago

honey!oh sugar sugar. wrote:
But didnt they expect visitors when they put a dirty great palace there?

No Honey love.

It was just a residence for only a hundred years.

Albeit palatial and royal.

These days - about 10 million of us humans want to view it.

UNESCO think it's unique.

Only about 10 miles from Notre Dame.

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#185123

JK2006

Re:A charming little second home 5 Years, 3 Months ago
Exactly 15 minutes drive - they loved my Little Car; thought it was VERY Versailles! Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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#185131

Re:A charming little second home 5 Years, 3 Months ago

JK2006 wrote:
Indeed and it features largely in my current novel (about 20% completed) so I wanted to get a feel (ooh Matron); a fascinating place though hard to see beyond the tourism.
Visiting in person is probably hard to beat, but perhaps you've seen these documentaries on YouTube: "The Real Versailles" with Lucy Worsley and "The Rise and Fall of Versailles" (parts 1, 2, and 3). I watched them some time ago and seem to have forgotten everything that was said apart from how the palace smelled!

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#185132

honey!oh sugar sugar.

Re:A charming little second home 5 Years, 3 Months ago

Jo wrote:
JK2006 wrote:
Indeed and it features largely in my current novel (about 20% completed) so I wanted to get a feel (ooh Matron); a fascinating place though hard to see beyond the tourism.
Visiting in person is probably hard to beat, but perhaps you've seen these documentaries on YouTube: "The Real Versailles" with Lucy Worsley and "The Rise and Fall of Versailles" (parts 1, 2, and 3). I watched them some time ago and seem to have forgotten everything that was said apart from how the palace smelled!

I am obviously an idiot, because I have been very close to it and it has completely passed me by.

I shall make do with the documentaries for now.

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#185133

JK2006

Re:A charming little second home 5 Years, 3 Months ago
Oh it is extraordinary Honey and a MUST to visit. I've been several times but this time had ulterior motives! Parking is difficult though (I was lucky) and there are normally thousands of tourists and long queues. I booked online in advance for €20 and had no problem. Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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#185134

honey!oh sugar sugar.

Re:A charming little second home 5 Years, 3 Months ago

JK2006 wrote:
Oh it is extraordinary Honey and a MUST to visit. I've been several times but this time had ulterior motives! Parking is difficult though (I was lucky) and there are normally thousands of tourists and long queues. I booked online in advance for €20 and had no problem.

Actually.. I might be able to go. I look after someone at home who has been very ill, so havent been able to travel very far for a few years, but he has improved so much lately that it is looking like a proper holiday somewhere is possible soon.

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#185135

Barney

Re:A charming little second home 5 Years, 3 Months ago
Versailles was taken by the commoners at the time of the Revolution Churchill was ousted after winning WW2 May will go, despite a strong economy The common factor A failure to identify a very unhappy population Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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#185139

JK2006

Re:A charming little second home 5 Years, 3 Months ago
This room is spectacular. Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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#185141

Barney

Re:A charming little second home 5 Years, 3 Months ago

This world famous room is still used regularly

For functions and business gatherings

By the French government, and others

It's not mothballed like most of Windsor and Buckingham Palace

And with a greater historical significance

Being where the Treaty of Versailles was signed - ending WWI

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