Versailles

The Royal Palace

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July 1st 2012
Today we had breakfast in our hostel. It was a nice relaxing morning before heading off to the Royal Palace. We made it there for the changing of the guards. I much prefered this changing of the guard to the one in London. There were actually two sets of guards, wearing different uniforms that actually swapped places. Also having less people there meant that we got a better view this time! We went ... read more

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A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war in almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both World Wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system interlarded with substant... ... read more