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E Caribbean Cruise
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» Visit to the Palace of Versailles, FR
grand canal views (2)
grand canal views (1)
in front of the palace
gates to the outer foyer area of Versailles
left side of the outer foyer area of Versailles
view back down the outer foyer area of Versailles
front of Versailles
one staircase
The Hall of Mirrors (7)
Fran in The Hall of Mirrors
The Hall of Mirrors (11)
The Hall of Mirrors (12)
The Hall of Mirrors (13)
The Hall of Mirrors (14)
view out of The Hall of Mirrors
The Hall of Mirrors (16)
The Hall of Mirrors (17)
The Hall of Mirrors (18)
The Hall of Mirrors (1)
The Hall of Mirrors (2)
The Hall of Mirrors (4)
The Hall of Mirrors (5)
The Hall of Mirrors (6)
views out back (1)
views out back (3)
Queen's bedroom
in the Queen's rooms
secret door in the wall of the Queen's rooms
huge paintings in some of the King's rooms
More king's rooms (1)
ornately painted ceiling in one of the king's rooms
ornate corner of the ceiling in one of king's rooms
Cornoation Rooms (2)
in the Cornoation Rooms - Napoleon crowns Josephine
the family crest in the Cornoation Rooms
The horse of the sun
view of the chapel
ceiling of the Hercules room
painting with Jesus in the Hercules Room
very ornate in Diana's Room
colourful marble bust in Diana's Room
Mars Room (1)
King's bed in the Mars Room
where the throne used to sit in the Apollo Room
Apollo Room (1)
back out front
the Queen's library in Hoqueton's Rooms
one of the Hoqueton's Rooms
dragon statue in the Hoqueton's Rooms
peacock statue
painting of Marie Antoinette
her bed chambre
outside wall of the state apartments
view back to the gate
palace view from the gardens
view down Orangery gardens
landscaped hedges and lots of statues in the gardens
Pyramid Fountain
one of the main walkways in the gardens
The Water walk - no fountains were working at this time
The Dragon Fountain
shots of the Neptune Fountain (2)
shots of the Neptune Fountain (3)
shots of the Neptune Fountain (4)
shots of the Neptune Fountain (5)
shots of the Neptune Fountain (6)
shots of the Neptune Fountain (7)
shots of the Neptune Fountain (1)
The Dragon Fountain and the Water walk
one of hundres of statues set in the hedges
view back from the Neptune fountain
statues in the Neptune Fountain (2)
the central statue in the Neptune Fountain with view of water walk behind it
on of the three main statues in the Neptune Fountain
in the Dragon Fountain
Three Groves Fountain (3)
Three Groves Fountain (4)
Three Groves Fountain (5)
Three Groves Fountain (1)
Three Groves Fountain (2)
Three Groves Fountains
Three Groves Fountains (2)
pyramid trees down one of the main walkways
another garden main walkway
view back to the castle from the centre area
the turtles and frogs of Latona's Fountain
side of Latona's Fountain
landscaped hedges and grass around fountains
around the Latona's fountain
Apollo's Bath Grove
the centre portion of the Apollo's Bath Grove
view back to the castle wth Latona's fountain
Bachus Fountain
closer up of the castle from the gardens
pan of Water theatre grove
Golden Children's Fountain (2)
Ceres Fountain (1)
Mirror Lake Fountain
Saturn Fountain
Dancing Mirror Lake Fountains (2)
Dancing Mirror Lake Fountains (4)
Dancing Mirror Lake Fountains (12)
Dancing Mirror Lake Fountains (1)
pan of the Colonnade Grove
Colonnade Grove (3)
Apollo Fountain under restoration
Enceladus Grove
Hall of Mirrors in the Grande Trianon (5)
centre part of the Hall of Mirrors in the Grande Trianon
one corner of the Hall of Mirrors in the Grande Trianon
side wall of mirrors in the Hall of Mirrors in the Grande Trianon
The Empress's bedroom
The Peristyle (2)
The Peristyle (1)
one wing of the exterior of The Grande Trianon
gates on the exterior of The Grande Trianon
the other wing on the exterior of The Grande Trianon
The sun room floor
you can see the closed casements in the walls of the music room - this is wehre they performed
red marble fireplace in the music room
vases in the malachite room
some sort of table in the malachite room
yet another marble fireplace
The Grand Gallery in the Grande Trianon
a painting in The Grand Gallery
end view of the Grand Gallery
The Peristyle
outside views of the Peristyle
the peristyle from the front courtyard of the Grand Trianon
staircase in teh Petite Trianon
the meeting salon in the Petite Trianon (1)
more royal dishes on display
royal dishes on display
warming oven
contraption where the walls of the Marie Antoinette's room were lowered
entrance gate at Petite Trianon
front of Petite Trianon
walkway away from the Trianon's