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It is with these crashing waves of green alongside the Swiss lake that VDP is taking a break! See you soon! C'est avec ces vague...

Stuart over in Amboise in the Loire Valley gave VDP this idea of doing things upside down. This is the palace and orangerie seen from th...

Today is Bastille Day , the French national day. This old postcard which came courtesy of a member of a Facebook group VDP belongs to de...

Another glance at the Swiss Lake last Saturday.

This was the scene on Saturday at the Swiss Lake near the palace! To see the lake in other seasons and read about its history, click here...

This statue, which stands at the end of the Swiss lake, is a copy of Bernini 's and Girardon 's work 'Louis the 14th as Marcu...

For Sunday Bridge Series @ San Francisco Bay Daily Photo , here comes the train on a bridge at the far end of the Swiss Lake. There are chi...

The palace and the orangerie seen from the far end of the Swiss lake last Sunday and as painted by Jean-Baptiste Martin 1688-1690. Vus du ...

Yesterday, people were running around and swimming in the Swiss Lake: it was the Triathlon du Roi or King's Triathlon event. I merely w...

'Edge of Darkness' starring Mel Gibson opened in France on 17 February which gave me the opportunity to catch the Swiss Lake gate re...

Ducks on ice and landing in the clear water of the Swiss lake last Sunday. --------------- ... tout ça sur la pièce d'eau des Suis...

On the icy Swiss lake, the swans were in love as befits Valentine's day! More about of the lake? See the label below. --------------...

Do you remember the orangerie? If not, you can have a peek by clicking here . In that post, I was telling you that the small lake in the bac...

In March, I showed you the palace orangerie in its winter attire . Now, of course, the trees are outside! So here is a general view with th...