Comments on: Versailles – Conspicuous Consumption http://sleech.info/travel/versailles-conspicuous-consumption.html Just an ordinary lad from Newcastle, NSW, trying to make his way in the world. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:23:24 +0000 hourly 1 By: Chris Slee http://sleech.info/travel/versailles-conspicuous-consumption.html/comment-page-1#comment-212 Chris Slee Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:06:28 +0000 http://sleech.info/?p=349#comment-212 We went to the Cluny Museum last time and were dead impressed. It misses out on a return visit due to time constraints only. We went to the Cluny Museum last time and were dead impressed. It misses out on a return visit due to time constraints only.

]]> By: Mark Schrader http://sleech.info/travel/versailles-conspicuous-consumption.html/comment-page-1#comment-211 Mark Schrader Tue, 07 Apr 2009 02:34:07 +0000 http://sleech.info/?p=349#comment-211 If you haven't been to already or considered it the Musee Cluny is really worth a look. Medieval tapestries etc housed in an old nunnery that sits on top of the old Roman Forum, this place has got the lot. Mark S If you haven’t been to already or considered it the Musee Cluny is really worth a look.

Medieval tapestries etc housed in an old nunnery that sits on top of the old Roman Forum, this place has got the lot.

Mark S

]]> By: Mark Schrader http://sleech.info/travel/versailles-conspicuous-consumption.html/comment-page-1#comment-210 Mark Schrader Mon, 06 Apr 2009 03:16:05 +0000 http://sleech.info/?p=349#comment-210 Afternoon C & K I too missed out on Versailles flower beds when I visited - postcards showed you how it looked but as you're experienced - Versailles is as much about how it feels as how it looks and you can only "feel" it in person. I'm not sure if they have rectified it but when I went there was precious little furniture, most of it disapearing and being sold during and after the revolution. I suspect fully furnished it would be even more of a statment of conspicious consumption. Escorial outside Madird and the Summer Place outside St Petersburg were similar Palace/Administration constructions but there's something about Versailes is uniquely Sun King/ French. Great to see the french is flowing it must be adding a lot to your adventures. I look forward to the next instalment Mark S Afternoon C & K

I too missed out on Versailles flower beds when I visited – postcards showed you how it looked but as you’re experienced – Versailles is as much about how it feels as how it looks and you can only “feel” it in person.

I’m not sure if they have rectified it but when I went there was precious little furniture, most of it disapearing and being sold during and after the revolution. I suspect fully furnished it would be even more of a statment of conspicious consumption.

Escorial outside Madird and the Summer Place outside St Petersburg were similar Palace/Administration constructions but there’s something about Versailes is uniquely Sun King/ French.

Great to see the french is flowing it must be adding a lot to your adventures. I look forward to the next instalment

Mark S

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