Hotel Napoleon H And P Fontainebleau

... 8220;Fontainebleau<br>style&#8221;: it combined sculpture, metalwork, painting, stucco and<br>woodwork, and outdoors introduced the patterned garden parterre. The<br>Fontainebleau style combined allegorical paintings in moulded<br>plasterwork where the framing was treated as if it were leather or<br>paper, slashed ...

... sensation of<br>being able to &#8217;embrace&#8217; the gardens at a glance. This is for the most<br>part, however, an illusion deliberately and skillfully maintained by LE<br>NÔTRE.<br> The gardens of Vaux-le-Vicomte sweep along a grand<br>perspective, of almost a mile and a half (3km ...

... had two picnic lunches in the park with hundreds of Parisians who had baguettes, frommage, and bottles of wine. We tried to blend in and act local. We ended up staying two days more than planned, after all, why leave Paris? It was also interesting to be there during all the political fury of the pre-presidential elections - posters of Sarkosky and Royale were plastered everywhere. On to Amsterdarn!

... to see. There is a stunning permanent collection. there was also a visiting American exhibition which was quite interesting, exhibiting quite a collection of well known artifacts. Then there was Atelier Brancusi which housed a collection of his studio given to the state. Quite a lot to take in one day. The rest of my time was spent revisiting the well known landmarks including the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre quadrangle, etc. I will tell you about the second visit in the next entry

... by the end of it. We covered many of the classic tourist spots, including Notre Dame, the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower and some of the lesser known places. We had a bit of a laugh when we arrived at the Eiffel tower to find a huge line-up to use the lifts, and only a tiny line to climb the tower. We climbed it of course (we're not millionaires!). Although Paris was a very beautiful city, things there we sooooo expensive. Most places charged us $1 ...

Stomach wasn´t feeling too good today, might have been the espresso, but can´t very well be in bed in Paris with a hangover, so off we go to the Louvre. Amazing stuff, obviously and not too crowded either. Thought it might be so with the overcast clouds and rain. Took bunch of pictures, followed by getting lost around Notre Dame.

... there. Was taking a part of first students demonstration against new labour law ;-) Saw mostly all MUST see Paris attractions. Arrange a polish dinner meeting at Lada's place - bigos and zurek inclusive + some zubrowka and jezyki cakes for Marlene ;-) ...cool :D

... straight. Thats how massive the Louvre is. I enjoyed the Louvre since it was like the Davinci Code come to life. Speaking of the Davinci Code, only a few weeks prior to going to Paris they were doing filming in the Louvre for the movie. Apparently they have finished filming in the Louvre now. Most people only go to the Louvre for one reason: to see the Mona Lisa. And see the Mona Lisa I did. We weren't allowed to take pictures. It was eerie walking around the ...

... my mail on Thursday's afterall. That's it for me. This weekend I think I'm going hiking with a local group here and then on Sunday I'm heading into Paris for the day. I met another Canadian au pair and she's coming with me - she has to work this Saturday night. Next week's update will cover Paris and then, if possible I should be in Nice for Easter weekend. That's it for me. Ciao for now everybody. Have a great weekend!!! Chech

... so much bigger. I felt but a glimpse in a sea of history and art. The Palais du Versaille is well worth a trip. But if you do this one you need not do other Palaces. The Latin quarter is a must do aswell of course is the Cathedral du Notre Dame. Crazy gargoles! If you are into Picasso the Picasso Museum is good but it wasn't my cup of tea. Walking the streets and inhaling the bustle of cafe's and people and buying artist blown glass rings in the ...