You’ve all probably heard of the Palace of Versailles, built by Louis XIV, used by Marie Antoinette and her husband Louis XVI until their arrest (and eventual beheading) and also occupied by Napoleon I. Well anyway, the gorgeous and elaborate palace was inspired by a much smaller one – Vaux-le-Vicomte, which I had the pleasureContinue reading “Vaux-le-Vicomte: The Model for Versailles”
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Edith Piaf, Long Lost Professors and Living the French Life
It has occurred to me that I should probably update all of you on what I’ve been up to the past few days – and it’s been a lot. First, let’s start off with the most recent French film I went to (alone again, because that’s my new favorite thing) – “La Tête Haute/Standing Tall.”Continue reading “Edith Piaf, Long Lost Professors and Living the French Life”
The Wandering Sunflower 