France
The Palace of Versailles was the central of France's political power during the Ancien Regime under Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI. It was built to expand the original brick and stone palace of Louis XIII.
Read More'You can't escape the past in Paris, and yet what is so wonderful about it is that the past and the present intermingle so intangibly that it doesn't seem to burden'
Read MoreEarly in June I went to visit Paris. The weather was ideal, it was mostly warm but not too humid. The rain on the third day helped freshened up the city
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