Category: architecture
Le Grand Trianon, Versailles
Continuing with our tour of the Chateau de Versailles … The Grand Trianon is another palace within the grounds of the palace of Versailles that we visited. It turned out to be a great escape from the horde of tourists. Plan du Chateau, courtesy of Wikipedia. The palace is divided into two wings separated by…
Château de Versailles
On this trip to Paris, since we had almost a week, we decided to spend a full day at Versailles and enjoy the sights leisurely. I(Chris) went there many years ago with my mum but I cannot find any photos from that visit. The Château de Versailles is one of those must-see tourist attraction in France. But…
Museum Freider Burda, Baden-Baden
While I am fixing the pictures taken from our June trip to Paris, we will continue with pictures of our Easter trip to Baden-Baden in the Black Forest. The earlier posts on Baden-Baden are here and here. As usual, we were rushing around trying to catch as much as sights as possible on this trip…
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, part 2
Wars throughout the 16th, 17th and 18th century resulted in Freiburg being occupied by the Austrians, the French, the Swedish, the Spanish, and various German states. Much of the city, except the cathedral (the Muenster) was destroyed by bombing during World War II. After the war, the city was rebuilt according to its medieval plan. There were…