Countdown....

4 more days!!!

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Can't wait for EuroLauren, EuroJack, EuroKate and family to come over to Europe in 5 more days!!!!! Let the Countdown begin.....

EuroLauren Pictures of Versailles

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This website has information and pictures of the Palace of Versailles:
http://en.chateauversailles.fr/homepage

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Facts about Versailles

• Built in 1624 as a hunting lodge for Louis XII 
• By 1774 it had: 2,143 windows, 67 staircases and was home to 1,000 servants. 
• The palace is built around its beautiful gardens. 
• The gardens cover 3 square miles.
• The sculptures in the garden get covered in the winter. 
• The Treaty of Versailles was one of the many peace treaties that ended World War I. 

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Facts About Versailles: 

• built by Louis XIV
• gardens designed by Le Notre with many fountains and statues
• The name Versailles comes from the world of the Sun Kings Court
• There's a hall of mirrors that is 250 feet long and in another time this was the room in which the Treaty of Versailles was signed. That was when WWI ended.
• The Hameau da la Reine ("Queen's Hamlet") was built in 1783 in request of Marie Antoinette
• The Queen's Hamlet was a working farm with orchards and fields that produced food for the Royal Family. 
• The King's bedroom was created in 1701- it was a place for business, not sleep, though.

We love the blog Jack and Kate! So excited for you to come to Europe! Love- The Butners