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| But yes, it actually does have mirrors in it.
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By the way, I learned that the royals ate their meals in public.
| A panoramic video of the King's chamber. King Louis XIV wanted every
inch of it covered.
| I like the flower-statue candelabra in the King's bedroom.
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| In the corner of the Queen's bedroom is a "secret" passage to the King's
bedroom. I put secret in quotes because it probably wasn't secret to
anyone.
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Di Yin observed that the queen's bed was large, larger than the king's,
and larger than a king-size bed.
| The huge Prince's Hall with monumental paintings of battles. The
paintings provide fairly comprehensive coverage for about 400 years of
France's history. The audio guide helped explain them all, but the mere
titles were sufficient to provide the highlights.
| Delicate reliefs in the Prince's Stairs.
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| The Coronation Room, and more grand paintings.
| The Dauphin Apartments are more restrained. Also, they were built
later.
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| The Town of Versailles
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| A touristy (though admittedly attractive street, with its main
restaurants with outdoor seating) in the town of Versailles.
| A large church, the Saint Louis Cathedral. Notice the scale (look at
the people at the cathedral's base).
| This large street in the town of Versailles has many buildings with
shutters. Also, I think the flags hanging above the road are a nice
touch.
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| Dinner at Home
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| At home, Di Yin made a vegetable stew, inspired by a Moroccan tajine we
had earlier in the week. It was good. We decided it should be in our
regular rotation.
| She also stir-fried some broad beans with mushrooms. Also good.
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| Fodder for Main Fountain Panorama
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| Fodder for Chestnut Garden Panorama
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| Fodder for Panorama of Path to Neptune Fountain
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| Fodder for Parterres Panorama
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