
Re: Important places in Marie Antoinette's life
Oh, I couldn't log in for eternity - I had forgotten my password and e-mail. But now everything is ok again
Thank you, Lilly, for your kind response - I actually just returned from Paris and it rained only on the first day of my trip, and the day I went to see Versailles it was so sunny and beautiful all day, although a bit chilly.
I could easily imagine MA taking a nice walk around chateau gardens on a day like that.
To be honest, I saw very little of the actual palace - just rooms of Mesdames, - because I spent almost all day exploring gardens with musical fountains and, of course - Petit Trianon and MA's estate, where I even tasted some grapes that grew there in the alley (hope it is not considered too illegal - they tasted sooo good). Versailles are so much bigger than I expected! Petit Trianon was wonderful, I could easily see why MA loved it there. Her estate was awesome to see - I think me and my companions were the last people to stay there (it was well beyond the time until which visitors were actually welcomed, but we just couldn't leave), we were there alone and the feeling was magical - quiet twilight had fallen on the fields and gardens, nobody else was in sight as far as the eye could see and some random lights started to appear in the windows of little estate houses. We also got to feed animals in the farm with some grass right before that. I didn't want to leave at all - there was perfect harmony all around us.
My husband took a lot - and I mean A LOT - of pictures in Petit Trianon and in MA's estate, so - if anyone is interested in something specific, please let me know - I can post some of the pictures here.
I am aware that this forum is dead, but I thought I'd share my experience if someone ever wanders into this topic.
Besides Versailles I got to see St Denis Basilique (AMAZING) and necropolis within it and I also visited Carnavalet, which has some unique items that belonged to MA (including a pendant with her hair strand).
I skipped Place de la Concorde this time. I hope to go back to Paris next year and explore more. Chapel Expiatoire sounds very interesting, too.