Salvation and Butterfly

Lately I have realized that I am absolutely okay with not blogging every single day or making it a point to beat myself with worry over missing two or three days of blogging in a row. Now I find happiness in doing it when I truly feel like it. And the readership will come. It may come slow but it will definitely come.

So lately, I have placed trust again.

I still have to blog about 2 more days on France. On my down time, I am working on it.

No rush.

Meanwhile, I am enjoying painting and drawing while Akhil watches hours of endless t.v. :) For some reason I kept staying away from painting. I kept convincing myself that no ofcourse it doesn't make me happy or any such thing! When I am done with a piece, the surge of emotion I have tells me I am convinced falsely. So here's a little stroke of happiness I found over the weekend. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did making it.

I am still trying to find my style. It's been many years. I don't feel that I am good or even decent so far. I want to run to the finishing line ofcourse but have to remind myself that this is a process just like all else in this wonderful life of ours.

I gifted this one to a friend of mine for her b'day

France Day 4: Château de Versailles

Day 4 was the last day we were going to spend at Palace Trianon. We wanted to take it easy on this day. Later in the evening we were to catch a train from Paris to the town of Tour.

The day started with just bidding our goodbye to this lovely hotel

A random embossing emerging from a concrete wall. There were no signs of any chocolate stores nearby. Still so beautiful.



Fresh blue cheese salad



Salmon pizza for lunch?



Salmon Pizza for lunch!



Entrance to Palace of Versailles.
The unbelievably gorgeous château of Louis XIV.



This royal palace stated the absolute monarchy of Louis XIV







This is where the King and his subjects prayed. To prevent the nobles from establishing regional power, the King introduced a strict court rule of etiquette with elaborate ceremonies and exacted procedures. This included morning prayers at this church inside the palace of Versailles to assert personal and absolute rule. Part of these rituals were his highness's 'rising in the morning' where the king was awakened by offerings of holy water and a thorough medical check-up.







I found his shoes and the heels fascinating.



Beautiful flooring



Exquisite and grandeur doorways



Marble floors



Ceiling



Hall of Mirrors - one of the most famous rooms in the world



Room-divider



Louis XIV's bedroom



The queen had a bed chamber too that I couldn't photograph properly. Here's a really eerie detail. The queen had to give birth publicly in her chamber to prove the legitimacy of the heir!











Hercules Drawing Room (18th century ballroom)







Restorations constantly happen (See far behind Akhil)


Garden





Château de Versailles gardens















Depiction of hunting dog. The Château was originally built as a hunting lodge. The extensions and embellishments were additions to the palace years later when Louis XIV wanted to escape the revolutions against the monarchy without appearing to have given power.



Beautiful statues like this are aligned on both sides of the garden as seen in the next image.



This is a stunning view in person



Yes. That boy is sleeping at Château de Versailles. No words. :)















End of Versailles Palace



Love this sign!



Yummy chocolate mousse! And ofcourse HOT CHOCOLATE!!! MY FAV!