Showing posts with label Château History. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Château History. Show all posts

Friday

Whew. We're Not the Most Expensive Castle!

Break Out Your Checkbook! They're Selling!
(Traduction de "Vivre comme la royauté" ci-dessous)

Breaking news: A newer castle than ours -- a home in the south of France built in 1830 and named Villa Les Cèdre -- has just gone on sale as the most expensive home in the world. The villa

Walk with Kings (Marche avec les Rois)

King Louis XIV, Europe's longest-reigning monarch, is reported to have visited the Château in 1651, pronouncing it

Thursday

An Old Postcard (Une Vieille Carte Postale)

The castle is an historic building, frequented by distinguished people throughout its history, including a certain French king. But here's a slightly more modern -- i.e., 1800s -- look at the castle, from a reproduction postcard of the era.
(Le Château est un bâtiment historique, fréquenté par des personnes distinguées tout au long de son histoire, y compris un certain roi français. Mais voici un peu plus moderne - c.-à-d., 1800 - regardez le château, à partir d'une carte postale de reproduction de l'époque.)

1800s reproduction postcard