Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Paris, Day 2 - Versailles (Le Hameau de la Reine)

Marie-Antoinette built a hamlet a stone's throw from le Petit Trianon so that she could pretend to be a peasant.  There were miniature farms and a functioning dairy.  She'd run around "supervising" in a white muslin dress and a straw hat.




The queen's house





1 comment:

Anonymous said...

How beautiful! Lady