tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749663403983369074.post4770631187248137582..comments2023-08-12T12:10:50.075+01:00Comments on Clarice Michael: My very own VersaillesClarice Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06061883946873576023noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749663403983369074.post-28914309717060749712010-02-05T06:14:29.912+00:002010-02-05T06:14:29.912+00:00I didn't realize you'd actually start post...I didn't realize you'd actually start posting so soon! Glad you made it safely and are so very reflective. I laughed so hard reading your posts! Mostly because I could relate to a lot of them. I can't count the number of times I've seen the dodgy parts of town before I managed to wander into the tourist zones.<br /><br />I'm so glad you got to see Versailles. I hope to see it someday. Sounds like it was worth the 15 euros. Isn't it so funny how the royal beds are so short? I always think... wow, the king of such-and-such would have only come to my chest! I try not to smirk :P<br /><br />Touristing always feels very split to me, especially in the very very popular yet 'holy' places. I always wonder what the Sistine chapel would feel like when it was not jammed with humanity, but graced with peaceful singing - similar to the imposed silence at Notre Dame I suppose. How do I respond to wanting a special experience, but being part of what ruins/devalues it at the same time?<br /><br />I'll shush for now. Take care dear sister.Staciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06756571531215151407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749663403983369074.post-55740604411796733392010-02-04T23:36:48.581+00:002010-02-04T23:36:48.581+00:00wow... wow.... wow, to the descriptions, wow to th...wow... wow.... wow, to the descriptions, wow to the opulence, wow to the awareness of the juxtaposition of the world(s) we live in.Chip Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11591409283730621210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749663403983369074.post-10441855406336567142010-02-04T21:08:55.685+00:002010-02-04T21:08:55.685+00:00I always feel that pull of the dual nature in Pala...I always feel that pull of the dual nature in Palaces - the desire to be gowned in voluptuous silk - to dine and dance and revel like royalty - alongside the guilt at the sheer opulence in the face of so much poverty in the world.<br /><br />Thanks for the pictures of the wallpaper and the trim! I am in decorative heaven!Eddie Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07653651673354167341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749663403983369074.post-63340477734618208302010-02-04T20:14:47.432+00:002010-02-04T20:14:47.432+00:00What are you to do? Have more dreams. So you can f...What are you to do? Have more dreams. So you can fulfill them too. Then dream some more. Why stop?<br /><br />The amazing landscaping is doubly cool because it is not historical art, it is present, living art. People living today are doing the work of making those gardens beautiful which is pretty awesome.Aric Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15241157655075444268noreply@blogger.com