Within the grounds of the gardens were two smaller palaces, the Grand Trion and the Petite Trion. The Grand Trion was styled as an Italian Piazza with pink marble and porphyry. It was a retreat from the hustle and bustle of the main palace and had a great view of the grand canal. Napoleon made this his residence and had it refurnished in the Empire style. All of the original furnishings were sold off during the revolution. It was restored in 1963 on the orders of Charles de Gaul. The Petite Trion is smaller as the name implies and was where Marie Antoinette liked to stay. This also suffered some set backs during the revolution when the it became a hostel and the gardens were divided into allotments. Once again, Napoleon came to the rescue and restored it. First for his sister and later for the Empress, his second wife Marie-Louise.
The Grand Trion is built as a single story
The guard was set up next to the clock
A matching barometer and thermometer was on the other side
A steady pressure
The reservoir for the liquid in the thermometer was huge
More than just the temperature was listed, greenhouses, myrtle, rooms and dangers. It was located in the middle of the gardens after all
Woof say the dogs
Golden andirons
A family room with game tables and sewing tables
Very nice decorations
More fancy window latches
Put on your sunglasses as the gold is shining
Red accents
Napoleon's bed
Lots of room to entertain in the bedroom
Round rooms at the corners of the building
Grand scenes
These appeared to be unfired ceramic sculptures on the table
Gilded models
The grand reception room
The malachite room with the distinctive green mineral
Getting light into the room
The curtains
Oohh la la
The poink marble
This gal was filming herself with the beret, without the beret on the bike off the bike....we were entertained waiting for the train to arrive
The line is long here so we will have to wait for the next train
We really loved this tree
A chapel at the next stop
Stables attached tot he Petite Trion
It is peeking out of the trees
This water is for drinking
Curved path to the Trion
Fancy inside
A grand set of stairs
Old uniforms
Exposed beams on the ceiling
Medusa is never photogenic
Latch redundancy for safety
Grand fireplaces
Long gazes
Clocks were prominent
Dinner is served. There had been talk of making "flying tables" using a huge dumb waiter to send fully "garnished" tables up to the dining area
More dogs!
Le Woof
We see more candelabras encases in a cylinder of glass. Did it save on caandles?
The music room
The beds were most tiny. Marie Antionette slept here
Even the door handles are shiny and golden
Marie Antionette's monogram
A princess on the stairs
In the kitchen
A long dark walk for the servants
Another massive fireplace
Heading out
The scouts were fundraising
The police were leaving
Even the fashionistas were leaving
The tower welcomes us back
