Weekend wishes...

Wishing you a wonderful Saturday!

Enjoy this little bit of a day dream from the gardens at Versailles.

What are your plans for the weekend?

  I think I might go by the flea market in Pasadena and see if I can plan a little picnic with the family...

Versailles in the garden

The gardens at Versailles were so expansive and amazing.  I cannot even imagine the creative minds that it took to make such a beautiful statement.  I plan on spending a little time tending the gardens this weekend here at home.

What about you?  What are you up to this weekend?

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Boats at Versailles

When we came down the hill from the chateau at Versailles it was so beautiful, the water and the trees, so amazing and so vast.  I was really amazed by the size of the entire place and the gardens.  

They have an area where you can rent row boats, which was so fun (the girls were down with it) and a great picnic space.   Which I will do next time for sure!  

There were the most beautiful swans nesting right on the dock, which I have never seen them nest anywhere!  So so cool.. She was so proud and her nest was made of huge sticks which she kept adjusting.

If I was going to go again I would go outside and do the gardens first and then go back to the chateau and take the tour to avoid the crowds.  I loved it there it was so romantic and so different from anything here at home.

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In love with a set of doors...

 

So like I said - I fell in love with all of the doors at Versailles..  however, I think that these were my favorites.. 

They were the perfect color and simple and understated...

the stone surrounding them was perfection- 

LOVED them...

Is it weird to love a set of doors?  

So what are your plans for the weekend?  

I think some work and relaxation here with the holiday and all!

Yes that is me in the bottom photo there..  don't get used to seeing me.. it is fairly rare that I am in any photos, as I am usually holding the camera.

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Versailles in detail...

 

These are just a few of the images from our visit to Versailles.  It was amazing the amount of detail

that went into each room.  The doors were my all time favorite and the hardware was beautiful!

If you are traveling to Paris I highly recommend a visit to Versailles.  I may even go back again and skip the main house first thing to avoid the crowds and head straight for the smaller buildings and the garden.  

It took us all day to explore the area and we were exhausted afterwards, but it was totally worth it..

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