VersaillesDailyPhoto blog

So there she is. Latona with water. Those of you who follow VDP on a regular basis will remember the May posts about the end of the long,...

The title of this post says it all: controversy is the word in town about 'Dirty Corner', one of Anish Kapoor 's summer exhib...

This, ladies and gentlemen, are the palace and its Grand Canal seen from the far end of the palace grounds near the small 'royal gate...

What a difference! Latona is back, looking towards the Grand Canal again! These early May photos were taken by VDP's friend Atelier ...

Last Sunday, Versailles' Nautical Club was organising 'les régates de Versailles', a big, big rowing competition with over...

Sorry, I'm probably boring you with these but I just loved the light and shadows. Note the canal seen through the window of the sec...

A myriad soap bubbles to mark the moment the magical "musical fountains night show" begins at the palace! One wanders through ...

A view down the palace's grand canal with several more of Giuseppe Penone 's trees and Apollo's chariot fountain in the mid...

The sun and a cloud reflected in a side basin of the Grand Canal in the palace grounds for James' Weekend Reflections . This photo was ...

The Water nights invariably end in glorious fireworks above the Grand Canal ! As a bonus, here's a (very) short video to give you a bet...

Symphony in blues and pinks last Saturday at the palace! Above, the Grand Canal with Leto basin in the foreground and left, the South basin....

It can get really warm in the palace grounds, looking towards the "grand canal"! -------------------------------- Il peut faire tr...

The grand canal in the palace grounds.