Versailles Palace Unique History and Facts | Versailles, France
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- Versailles Palace Unique History and Facts | Versailles, France
In this video we share 10 unique historical facts about the Chateau de Versailles also known as the Versailles Palace of the Palace of Versailles. We also share some of our own footage from visiting the Versailles Palace and the palace gardens.
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Follow our journey moving from the USA to France as we take the next year to decide where in France we're going to live. We will be sharing it all with you, the places we'll stay, the experiences we'll have and the beautiful sights and scenes of France.
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You 2 are such a delightful couple. My husband and I are in our mid/late 50s. He’s American and I’m French. We’re looking forward to retiring in France in 3-4 years, early retirement. Watching your videos makes me feel so envious. I wish I were there already. So glad that you enjoy Paris.
Thank you! You'll be here before you know it!
Love how you included the significance of the Treaty and wasn't just about the building itself
Glad you enjoyed it, Kathy 🥰
When I lived in Paris I went to Versailles very often, just to walk around and spend half a day. We took sandwiches which we ate sitting in the window sills outside of the Salle des glaces, .over looking the gardens. Pleasant memories indeed.
Glad it brought back good memories for you, Georges. It's a beautiful place!
Another video that I will watched twice. I love to hear the history of your travels. Thank you. Sending hugs, love, prayers and kindness. Be safe and enjoy every moment.❤
Thank you, Kaye. So glad you enjoyed it. Sending hugs, love, prayers and kindness right back to you 🤗💗🙏 🥰
That was great, KJ and Tony. Seeing Versailles in person was a dream come true for me. Cannot get enough stories about it.
Glad you enjoyed it, Merry 🥰
Great narration of the Palace what an amazing place ! Thanks so much 🙏❤️
You're welcome. Glad you enjoyed!
Thanks for withstanding the cold for us.
lol... our pleasure 🥰
Thank You for all the information. Happy Travels.
You're welcome and merci ❤️
Can’t wait to visit the palace again . Thanks for the facts - so interesting
It's so incredible!
Beautifully done, KJ your voice is beautiful 👌great job👏
Thank you 🥰
Very informative video, I see Tony is more relax, France must be the place for him ;)
Yes, we both love it here. Glad you enjoyed the video!
Just watched/football wknd. Versailles is truly beautiful. Great job. Pachelbel Canon...nice touch! Go KC! Have a fun time.
Thanks so much!
Thank you. Your choice of Pachelbel for background music is perfect.
Glad you enjoyed it, Connie 🥰
Magnifique! Your voice, your pace, your narration, your content were all superlative. Even Tony’s humor enhances the je ne sais quoi that you both possess. Love you both. Oh, please check your e-mails for the one sent on hot chocolate!!
Wow, thank you! Bianca - I didn't get it? Did you reply to an old email? I had an issue withy my email account and had to delete and then re-initiate the email and lost all my old emails to kj@kjandtony.com So if you replied to one of the older emails, I probably didn't get it. I should get it if you sent it directly as a new email to that email address. Let me know because I want to make sure it's working properly. Thank you!!
Thank you for mentioning the 9-10 unknown facts-at least they were to me. I visited with my son in 2011? So long ago it seems and the number of fountains and statues on the grounds as you’d mentioned is overwhelming -granted taking even a couple days to see everything wouldn’t be long enough. But as my first time in France it was so enjoyable and exciting. Do plan to see it again. Fingers crossed. 🤞
Hi Diane! Glad you enjoyed the video. Yes, we actually plan on going back to see it again today with our son. He leaves on Friday and we head down south on Monday and we want to see it one last time.
Thank you for sharing this beautiful video of your journey and especially your lunch. Hope you stayed warm. Where were your hats? lol Thank you again.
Glad you enjoyed it, Dianna! We definitely should have had our hats with us!
Another wonderful episode!
Thank you, Carolyn!
Enjoyed Versailles with your commentary. Forty years to build? WOW! We have visited France 3 times (once for a month in 2014) but no visit to the Palace of Versailles. Love the overview of the grounds… so vast! The history of the animals on the property was fascinating… zoos and Vet schools asa result of this property! Thank you for sharing in your beautiful voice. Your sidekick (hi Tony) fun to see also. Fondue and soup a nice conclusion.
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Hi Candy in California! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video!! Thanks too for your kind comments.
Thank you so much for this beautiful video. KJ (pronounced the French way 🤗), your voice is so soothing and your narration is perfection. I’ve been to Versailles, but it was long ago. I appreciate seeing it again with you. ❤️
You are so welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊
Crikey that looked incredibly cold but stunning, you'd earned the french onion soup! Nice production. R&M
Thank you! Yes, it was definitely the coldest day we've experienced yet!!
Great video! Thank you for sharing!!
You're welcome. So glad you enjoyed it, Beverly. I hope you have a great day!
Excellent video. Thank you
Glad you liked it!
This was lovely. Thank you
You're welcome. Glad you enjoyed it!!
Cold is great for your immunity ❤
Good, we are building LOTS of strong immunity 😃
Delicious and fascinating!
Glad you enjoyed 🥰
Thanks for the tour of one of my favorite places in France....to think as you walk up the steps and into the Hall of Mirrors of all of the world leaders who had gone before you....and the art work is incredible!
Yes, it was very surreal to me (KJ) at times when we were there - to imagine all the people who have lived there and walked through the halls and on the grounds.
Thank you so much 💕💕💕💫
You are so welcome, Michele! Thanks for watching ❤️
It was great!😊
Thank you 🥰
@@kjandtonylovefrance I love getting the reply’s. I can’t hardly wait each week to see what’s new. Pls keep it up!❤️💕
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Thank you 😊
Just found your channel! I spent 6 days at Versailles in Sept. Good idea to go in the winter!
I don't know about that. Not as many people in the garden (because it was literally freezing cold), but just as many people in the palace. I can't even imagine how packed it must be in season.
@@kjandtonylovefrance OMG it was packed solid and super hot in Sept. - the best hacks I learned were to 1) buy tickets in advance online, arrive before doors open then as soon as you walk in bolt to the Hall of Mirrors - most everyone else stops at the chapel and then follows in order. I was able to shoot virtually alone for 10 min ahead of the crowd then move to the apartments. 2) The English guided tour was inexpensive pretty small & helpful 3) the annual pass is cheaper if you are going to spend multiple days there 4) rent a golf cart to go to Trianon. Same thing, different day, get there early & you have the place to yourself as most people start at the Palace 5) the VIP fireworks package was not worth it. Too many people still in that class thinking they were going to get closer to performers etc. 6) If you can justify a splurge at Le Grand Controle ( I couldn't- but did pop in for super fancy tea service) - but they do private access evening tours of the Palace & you get your own golf cart - I think next time - or for a special occasion I will do it!
Hi KJ And Tony….another beautiful video…your voice is fab…..I’ve been meaning to tell you KJ that you possess that “French” elegance, …love your pulled back hair, in any color..lol…
Thank you, Brunie. Appreciate your kindness 🥰
Hi KJ and Tony, thank you again for sharing your beautiful experience with us! 😊
Our pleasure! Thank you for joining us 🥰
Kj, wonderful narrative of facts. Perfect speaking voice. Enjoying your hard work. Thanks
Thank you, Gina. Glad you enjoyed it 😊
I am honored to follow your journey with you! All of your videos are do well done & very informative! Blessings! 💜
Thank you, Marilyn. Glad you are enjoying the videos. I hope you have a great day 🥰
Thank you so very much ! You have the perfect voice for narrating videos ! I love anything Marie Antoinette also! So very much appreciated !
Glad you enjoyed it, Rosalind, and appreciate your kind comments 🥰
KJ and Tony. Another wonderful video restoring all my special memories. Can’t thank you enough for all your efforts, so professional.😊
Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it and especially that it restored special memories for you. That is always wonderful to know 🥰
So vast the gardens are , unreal to think Marie Antoinette got the chop sad , but the buildings are beautiful too thanks again for sharing
You're welcome, Paul. I think what is also interesting about the Marie Antoinette story is that 18 months (or something like that) prior to her beheading, her husband King Louis XVI was also beheaded. So much fascinating history.
This was your best video yet!! Better than most travel shows I’ve watched on cable!!
Tony you’re funny😂 “Here comes my ride.”
Thank you beautiful and fascinating:)
Thanks, Robyn 🥰 I know, Tony is do funny. I was going to cut the siren out but then Tony gave me the perfect segway for 🤣
Hello from the USA. I am new to your channel and enjoy all your videos but this is the best to date. Enjoy your retirement, keep safe and well. Please keep making these videos.
Thank you, Anna. Glad you enjoyed it and we certainly plan to keep going. Hope you have a wonderful day!
Oof! 5000 people! Wow! I’ve been there and remember just bits but all these stats blow my mind!
Hi Carol! Yes, right?! So incredible to imagine.
I love listening to you. The facts are very interesting. Much was off limits when I last visited but when I was there in 1968 I saw more. Some of the rooms have been turned into galleries now and have much information. I wrote to my friend in Menton about you today. She was fascinated to hear someone from Boca is traveling as you are. Looking forward to seeing you next week.
Hi Caryn. Glad you enjoyed the video and appreciate your kind comments 🥰
This is one of my favorite places in France. As I've gotten older, I'm drawn more to Strasbourg, the heart of Paris and Metz.
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We love your channel.
We would like cc so mom can read (she has hearing aides) but it's never available.
Thank you again for a wonderful channel.
What is cc? Glad you are enjoying the channel 🥰
Oh, that's closed caption. Is that the same as subtitles? I think I can add it. I will check.
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Great video - thank you! I was told by my guide that after the French Revolution, a lot of the furniture at Versailles was sold to pay for the war debt. Therefore, at least when I was there in 2014, the palace had minimal furniture in each room. But the guide did say that the French government was in the process of trying to locate the purchased furniture and buy the pieces back. I missed Marie Antoinette’s private villa as it was too far away from the main palace and it wasn’t part of my tour. ☹️
Thanks, Paula! Unfortunately, we didn't get to personally see Petite Trianon either. We are definitely going to go back because there is still so much to see!!
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You are so welcome. Glad you enjoyed!
Another great video. I didn't know that "hot chocolate" secret. I hope you went to Angelina's Tea Room on the ground floor at Versaille. So appropriate that it is located there, now that the "hot chocolate secret" is known. Angelina's has the absolute world's best hot chocolate I have ever had (except for one place in the Latin Quarter in Paris). It's so thick, your spoon just about stands up straight, in the cup. If you're still in Versailles, it's worth the trip just for the hot chocolate. We had lunch (and of course, some hot chocolate) at Angelina's on our last trip to Versailles. If you've left Versailles, next time you're in Paris, there's an Angelina's there too, on Rue de Rivoli in the 1st.
That sounds wonderful I think that the restaurant we went to at the Louvre yesterday was called Angelina's!
@KJ and Tony Move to France YES! I believe that's the one in Paris. Did you have the hot chocolate? I always keep a can of the powdered hot chocolate mix you can buy there (sometimes, if I run out, here in the US, I order it online and have it shipped from their NYC restaurant) and I add a heaping spoon of the powder to our morning coffees, for a little treat on the weekends, here in FL. Makes our coffee taste so rich and chocolatey. 😋
You do a lovely documentary and have a great voice, however, If I want an educational documentary Rick Steves (a history professor) has been doing this for years. I prefer seeing you two have a natural reaction to a new experience because you have just moved there!
Thanks for the feedback, Judi. Appreciate you watching 🥰
There's a little Other palace at the ridge of the park, called "la lanterne", occasional residence for French Presidents of the Republic
Thank you, Christine. Had no idea!
Excellent video!!! Who is the lady you show as Marie Antoinette?
Glad you enjoyed it! I use a few different websites for my clips that are not my own footage but are important to the context of the video. When I looked up Marie Antoinette on the sites I use for these clips, this was one of the videos that came up.
@@kjandtonylovefrance thank you. It was a beautiful video. We look forward to each of your posts.
An amazing video with lots of fun facts! Your voice sounds like you could do professional voice over work!
Thank you 😊 So glad you enjoyed it 💜
What a fabulous video packed with info and colour. I have read somewhere the reason for the dreadful smell was because the palace didnt have any toilets and everyone just used the grounds around. No fear of that these days Lol with so many tourists around.🤣
Lol, Irene. Yes, I believe that would make quite a stink!
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Thanks for all the love, Maris 🥰🥰🥰
Wow, that is one place I'd love to go to. I've been watching a series about Marie ann twanet. Sorry about my spelling 😅 but I'm sure you know who I mean 🤔. And although I'm talking it with a pinch of salt but I'm really enjoying it, so to see and hear your ten secrets 😄 I loved it xx
Hi Carole! You would love it!! The history is so fascinating. Thanks for watching 🥰
If you get a chance visit Chateau Vaux-le-Vicompte in Maincy. A young finance minister named Nicolas Fouquet, built Vaux in 1661. He gave a lavish party and invited King Louis XIV to show off his new Chateau. The King was outraged that his finance minister had "showed up the King" by building such a lavish palace. The next day the King ordered his musketeers, led by D'Artagnan, to arrest Fouquet, put him in jail for life, where he eventually died. Louis XIV took the main architects of Vaux-le-Vicompte, Louis Le Vau, André Le Nôtre, and Charles Le Brun and built Versailles.
Wow, thank you Ken. I (KJ) have been so facinated by all that I am learning about the many Kings of France. I didn't know that aboiut Louis XIV, so I appreciate you sharing.
Does anyone know what happened to KJ and Tony?
Hi Charlotte - It's KJ. I became very ill on February 1st and ultimately came back to the US on February 6th to recover from my illness. I am just now, within the last few days, finally back to my healthy self. Tony is in Nice but is returning to the States on March 3rd so we can regroup and also continue to address some of my health concerns. We appreciate your concern.
@@kjandtonylovefrance Feel better.