à Versailles..

I devoted a whole day of my trip to go to Versailles! The last time I went there was the summer of 1994, so that makes 18 years, in other words a long long time ago! It's not far away from Paris, the small town is magnificent, but of course the Palace is the very centre of attention! This time I also visited the Petit Trianon, Marie-Antoinette's palace, the Temple of Love, the Belvedere and the little village of her Majesty, which is called Le Hameau de la Reine.

The Queen's bed.

 

The Dauphine's room.

 

On my way to Trianon.

 

In the corridors of the Petit Trianon.

 Marie-Antoinette

 

Door detail

 

Marie-Antoinette's room

Details and a hidden door..

Le temple d'amour.

 

On my way to the Queen's village.

 

 

Le Petit Trianon

Le Hameau de la Reine.

Dusk.The Versailles Palace.

 I loved it and you should really visit it! The gardens are wonderful and from the main palace to the Trianon and the village, you'll see nature at its best! If only I could enter all those sealed rooms, corridors and drawers...

 P.S. I am sorry, but unfortunately I couldn't remember precisely the names of some rooms or little houses in the village, so I decided not to write anything at all, under some photos. You will see them soon in my flickr account .

See you,

Mon séjour à Paris..

 It's sure that there's something in Paris, not easy to describe. It's a city, that can easily let you down, but it's charming in its very own way!I was lucky enough to spend there my last two weeks and get the best birthday present from my brothers, a dslr Canon, that was a pretty good company during these weeks and helped me capture a lot of things and moments!After two weeks, countless footsteps and glances, two airplanes, one heavy suitcase and tons of photos, here I am!

 
                                            The beautiful Jardin des Tuileries.
 
                                                       Quartien Latin
 
                                               The "Cité" metro station
 
                                                             Fleurists at Cité
 
                                                Confisserie at Montmartre.
 
Countless antique books along the Seine river..I could smell the pages from far away and imagine the stories they could hide..
 
                                              Chaises volantes at Parc Asterix.
 
                                          Saint Honoré at Ladurée..yum!
 

  
                                       Louvre museum, french paintings.
   
                          Ο Έρωτας και η Ψυχή / Eros and Psyche (Louvre Museum)
 
         Thousands of lockers at a bridge above Seine sealing love and keeping promises..
 
                                                      Cute entrance in Montmartre.
 
                                                         Eiffel Tower detail.
 
This one is far away from Paris. It's in a small town in central France, where my grandmother lives. The forest was beautiful, full of trees and fallen leaves..
 
Père-Lachaise cemetery. The beautiful, yet devastated statues were everywhere and I hardly managed to choose one.
  
                                   Cross with marble roses on a very old grave..
  
                                        Flowers in front of Moliere's grave.
  
                                Sunny afternoon in Galleries Vivienne.
  
                                              Bookshop in Galleries Vivienne.
 
The Basilique of Sacré-Cœur in Montmartre. The view from the dome is marvellous, although the 300 steps where quite tiring!

 

The Shakespear & Co. bookshop, near Notre-Dame. The most amazing bookstore I have ever been to!It's a pity they were so strict with photos, and that's the only one I have.The piano music inside, the girl who sang, the little corridors, the shelves up to the ceiling full of books and the mint typewriter, were altogether the incarnation of nostalgia..!

  
                                                                 Montmartre.
  
                                                 Metro-politain station sign.
 
                                               Ivy framed window in Montmartre.
 
                                                           More flowers..
 
                                            Rue de l'Abreuvoir, Montmartre.
 
                                        La Maison Rose, in Montmartre.
  
                                                       Moulin Rouge in daylight.
 
                                         A bottle of wine for the evening..
 
                                                    Cafe des Beaux-Arts.
 
                            From Louvre, above Seine and to the Eiffel Tower..
 
                                                                         Fog..

 I hope I didn't tire you with my huge post!Sooner or later you'll see the photos from Versailles and by then I'll have more photos uploaded at my flickr account!

 Until then,bisous,