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The Peristyle and the Grand Canal, Versailles
Earlier this summer, while in Paris, we spent an afternoon at Versailles. Our earlier posts on the main chateau and the Grand Trianon are here and here. There were two sights at Versailles that particularly impressed us – the peristyle at the Grand Trianon palace and the Grand Canal. A peristyle is a columned porch or…
Thierry Marx’s Sur Mesure, Paris
Continuing with our impromptu gastronomic tour of Paris … Beside Passage 53 (posted here), another 2-star restaurant we went to was Thierry Marx‘s Sur Mesure in the Mandarin Oriental on Rue Saint-Honoré. The interior of the restaurant is rather unusual. The walls and the ceiling are all covered by white leather and occasionally, the leather…
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…