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queue
a line or sequence of people or vehicles awaiting
their turn to be attended to or to proceed.
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Palace of Versailles
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Schonnbrun Palace in Vienna
is a classic example of
Austrian baroque architecture.
Known as the Summer Cottage
back in the day…all 1,441 rooms of it.
Palace of Versailles
Although not looking too healthy in this image
this house was repaired and has been
occupied for some years now.
Just had to include his shot.
It took me back to the sixties
and Kombi vans.
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grand
* magnificent and imposing
in appearance, size, or style.
* a grand piano.
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A grand piano was present at our Viennese Concert.
Most of us thought that with 1441 rooms
the Schonbrunn Palace was a grand palace…
…then we visited the Palace of Versailles which today,
comprises 2,300 rooms.
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Pic-and-Word-Challenge…Wk323-Grand
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Topiary…Palace of Versailles
Red vehicle
Condiments
Hobbiton…inside out
Craig’s Hut
Craig’s Hut…Inside out
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FOWChallenge-Palace
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palace
a large and impressive building forming
the official residence of a ruler, pope,
archbishop, etc
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Buckingham Palace,
London
Schoenbrunn Palace,
Vienna
Versailles Palace,
France
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Fan One-Word Challenge:…Palace
One-Word-Sunday-Reflection
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reflection
the throwing back by a body or surface
of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it
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Palace of Versailles reflection.
Alaska reflection.
A building in Melbourne
Seagull
Corio Bay sunrise…
…Corio Bay again…
…and again.
Our only natural satellite
reflecting light from the Sun.
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One Word Sunday Challenge:...Reflection
One-Word-Sunday-Old-Older-Oldest
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old
made or built long ago
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Construction of the Palace of Versailles began in 1661
some 55 years after Willem Janszoon first sighted
Australia and just over 109 years before
Captain Cook landed at Botany Bay.
Older still is the
Schönbrunn Palace
construction of which
commenced in 1642
The oldest of this post is
The Colosseum.
Construction of The Colosseum
began in 70AD and was completed in 80 AD
Which in 2021 makes
The Colosseum
1950 years old
since completion
We were told, these pavers,
are part of the original building.
Imagine, nearly 2,000 years since completion,
the sheer number of feet to have walked over them
and who, in history may have walked here.
The Colosseum is definitely my oldest building
in my old, older, oldest post this week.
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One Word Sunday Challenge:...Old-Oldest
Word-of-Day-Challenge-Queue
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queue
A queue is a line of things, usually people.
Queue comes from the Latin cauda, for tail.
Outside the United States it means
a line of people or vehicles waiting their turn,
so if your English friend talks about
queuing up for the movies,
that means getting in line for a ticket.
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My first experience…
It’s moments like this that I was extremely thankful
that Travel Marvel had arranged priority access
to some attractions.
This was the queue as we were
leaving Versailles Palace.
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Word-of-Day-Challenge-Vista
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vista
“sweeping lawns and landscaped vistas”
* a long, narrow view as between rows of trees or buildings,
especially one closed by a building or other structure.
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The backyard at
Versailles Palace,
France.
Hadn’t thought of this as a vista
until Google suggested it.
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One-Word-Sunday-Culture
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While in New Zealand for our son’s wedding
in 2018 we visited the
Whakarewarewa Maori Village
Our guide explained some of the
Maori culture and customs.
We were entertained with dancing.
And while we were enjoying all of the above
our lunch was being cooked in
the traditional Maori manner.
And it was delicious.
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