Dean, Cyndi, and Jeff near Bassin et Parterre de Latone

The fountains (Grandes Eaux) are turned on for only short periods of time during the weekends in April- Oct. This fountain depicts Ovid's Metamorphoses in which Latone (standing on the top of the fountain with her children Apollo and Diane) asks Jupiter to punish the peasants of Lycia. Jupiter changes the peasants into amphibians. (turtles, lizards, and frogs).

Paris IV Versailles Sat.8/8

November 6th 2009
Cyndi, Jeff, and I leave early for Versailles. We take the RER (Réseau Express Régional) train from Paris. It takes about 45 minutes to get to Versailles from Paris. Once we arrive at the train station near Versailles, we have about a 10 to 15 minute walk to the gates of the palace. The palace and the grounds are immense! ... read more

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