Just a quaint hunting lodge.
I enjoyed the lake and gardens much more than the palace. I'm not sure what it is about palaces, but I just cannot bring myself to get excited about them. Who needs a giant palace? NO ONE. Not even a king needs that space. It's ridiculous to me. This palace could have, and maybe still should be, used as a school or an orphanage. It would be perfect for it. Maybe I'm just strange.
Our group sitting by the lake - please take note of Grace's face and the swan photobombing like a boss.
Built as a "hunting" residence for the royal family, Fontainebleau is no exception to the French tradition of GAUDY. I will never stop being disgusted by wealth. How many rooms sat empty in this space, while the population starved outside the gates? No wonder why a revolution was started...
The gardens of this palace were by far my favorite part. How can you not like swans, autumn leaves and beautiful lakes? All I could think, though, was what a beautiful school, or orphanage that place would have made. I don't think I will ever understand the wealthy.
No comments:
Post a Comment