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Monday, February 29, 2016

Ha ha? Ha ha!


Versailles is not only a castle but the parc has large areas of grass and tree lined walkways. Le Notre (1613-1700) was the first landscape designer and all the following gardeners have to keep to the original plans.  Around the Grand and Petit Trianon is a continuous wall.  Long stretches of stone walls have some wide openings which allow one to see the inside gardens and the buildings.  


But then, ha ha, no way to cross the opening to enter the private grounds.  Clever and forbidding at the same time. No intruder can come in but at the same time no princess could escape.  Ha ha?  Too deep is the moat to be a laughing matter.