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greige in Paris


I took just a minute to peek at my photos from Paris this weekend in between getting ready for some presentations I have today and I really need to share some of the fun with you!  This is a little peek at the semi private tour we took when we visited Versailles this time.  I am keeping my fingers crossed that our container will actually be leaving France this week too!

Wishing you a wonderful start to the short Holiday week!

 

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France once again...


It is official... I am getting ready for another trip to Paris in a few weeks and we are bringing back our first container.  I am a little nervous I will admit but excited at the same time.  We will stay in Paris and shop the flea markets there for the first week mixed with much site seeing and relaxing around the city, then it is off to Normandy to shop with Sharon from My French Country Home.  I am so excited to see her again and experience a bit more of her amazing everyday life!

These are just a few of the photos that we snapped on our last trip, some you may have seen and some are new.  I was just going through them and thought I would share some of my current favorites with you.  I have a few more posts lined up from our last adventure to share before we leave too!




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By Invitation Only: Dream Day..


I am sure that many of you could have imagined where my dream day would take me.. Paris of course.   This time with the Mr.  we have not been to Paris together for over 10 years and I think a day spent with him there would be just dreamy.  We would wake up to this view and have our Pain au chocolat for breakfast with a tall glass of juice.

We would then wander the palace and gardens at Versailles, where he would of course take me on a row boat on the water while I relaxed and we could chat (uninterrupted- this is a luxury).
 

We would then picnic on the grass with baguettes, fresh fruit, cheeses and wine.  Once full we would lay back and find shapes in the passing clouds.
 

After a relaxing train ride back to the city we would window shop and go into some of my favorites for a real treat- Astier de Villate and always something vintage and memorable.


A nice visit to Merci would be a great idea too.. maybe a little light reading while we have a pick me up in the cafe.
 

A little more shopping.

A before dinner snack with a great view of the rooftops of Paris.


Finally a beautiful view of the city at sunset from Tour Eiffel.
 

 What do you dream of?

Please take a moment to visit the other ladies and see what their dream days hold..

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Weekend wishes...



Wishing you a wonderful Saturday!

Enjoy this little bit of a day dream from the gardens at Versailles.

What are your plans for the weekend?

  I think I might go by the flea market in Pasadena and see if I can plan a little picnic with the family...


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Versailles in the garden




The gardens at Versailles were so expansive and amazing.  I cannot even imagine the creative minds that it took to make such a beautiful statement.  I plan on spending a little time tending the gardens this weekend here at home.

What about you?  What are you up to this weekend?

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Boats at Versailles




When we came down the hill from the chateau at Versailles it was so beautiful, the water and the trees, so amazing and so vast.  I was really amazed by the size of the entire place and the gardens.  

They have an area where you can rent row boats, which was so fun (the girls were down with it) and a great picnic space.   Which I will do next time for sure!  

There were the most beautiful swans nesting right on the dock, which I have never seen them nest anywhere!  So so cool.. She was so proud and her nest was made of huge sticks which she kept adjusting.

If I was going to go again I would go outside and do the gardens first and then go back to the chateau and take the tour to avoid the crowds.  I loved it there it was so romantic and so different from anything here at home.

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In love with a set of doors...





So like I said - I fell in love with all of the doors at Versailles..  however, I think that these were my favorites.. 
They were the perfect color and simple and understated...
the stone surrounding them was perfection- 
LOVED them...

Is it weird to love a set of doors?  

So what are your plans for the weekend?  

I think some work and relaxation here with the holiday and all!

Yes that is me in the bottom photo there..  don't get used to seeing me.. it is fairly rare that I am in any photos, as I am usually holding the camera.

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Versailles in detail...




These are just a few of the images from our visit to Versailles.  It was amazing the amount of detail
that went into each room.  The doors were my all time favorite and the hardware was beautiful!

If you are traveling to Paris I highly recommend a visit to Versailles.  I may even go back again and skip the main house first thing to avoid the crowds and head straight for the smaller buildings and the garden.  

It took us all day to explore the area and we were exhausted afterwards, but it was totally worth it..

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