Tuesday 2 November 2010

Cour royale et or(s)

Last Thursday, strike day, I was working from home and ran an errand at the Palace at lunchtime (uh-huh!), so I hope you will bear with me this coming week because I indulged in a few photos from the outside! This of course is the inner courtyard: the royal courtyard in the front and the marble courtyard in the distance.
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Jeudi dernier, jour de grève, je télétravaillais et fis une course au château entre midi et deux (oui vous avez bien lu) . Je n'ai pas su résister à l'envie de dégainer l'appareil et vous emmènerai donc pendant quelques jours en ce lieu. Voici la cour royale au premier plan avec la cour de marbre au second plan.

23 comments:

Lorrie said...

Oh to "run an errand at the Palace at lunchtime." I can't even imagine living so close. Thanks for sharing.

T. Becque said...

This is so neat to see! It's lovely, as usual.

Bob Crowe said...

The dividing line between the peasants and the nobility. It still exists but it looks different.

Olivier said...

je me demande ce que l'on peut acheter chateau (en dehors des souvenirs), j'attends la suite

Leslie D. said...

"Ran an errand at the Palace at lunchtime" This is something I will likely never say! Wonderful photo

Gunn said...

You have EYES for beautiful details and composition!:)

Kaori said...

I feel like I'm the one peeking in! :-D

Bergson said...

tu télétravaille dans le chateau ;_)

Francisca said...

Wink, wink... you're too funny, Ciel. Happy to indulge when this is the result. :-D

VP said...

We'll indulge you gladly, keep them coming...

Anonymous said...

I usually run to Home Depot, somehow, it's not the same.

I can't wait to see more!

Halcyon said...

I like this view. A very artistic shot.

Sorry if I gave you bad feelings with the Porte d'Orleans.

Sharon said...

What a great eye you have. This is wonderful.

Sharon

Diane said...

You can never post too many photos of the palace - looks great the gold against the blue sky

brattcat said...

What a beautiful image. What a fascinating life.

B SQUARED said...

You know it is kind of funny but, I ran the same errand just the other day.

Cezar and Léia said...

Adorable design in this gate and your picture is magnificent!
Léia

Cergie said...

Moi itou ce matin je suis allée chez le dentiste et comme j'étais en avance et que la lumière était belle je n'ai pas hésité à dégainer (à Eragny > une 'tite maison sur la voie ferree < St Lazare). Mais j'ai passé l'objectif qui est assez petit entre les mailles du grillage.
Somptueuse grille mais je ne suis pas sûre qu'elle soit plus belle que celles de Jean Lamour qui ferment la place Stanislas à Nancy.
(Je suis chauvine et alors ?)

Small City Scenes said...

I usually just run to the store or out to the barn but 'The Palace' oh my. Lovely picture and I can't wait for the rest. MB

BaysideLife said...

Very cool photo. Bring them on!

Joy Hebert Mayer said...

'a toutes les gloires de la france' -- do the rest of you remember the first time you saw this place in person?! way cool for me . . I couldn't stop smiling

EG CameraGirl said...

Oh my goodness. Someone must have to polish that brass! :)

akarui said...

Tres bonne photo ! j'aime beaucoup ton choix de 1er plan.