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You cannot hope to bribe or twist, thank God! the British journalist. But, seeing what the man will do unbribed, there’s no occasion to.
Humbert Wolfe 1886 - 1940 |
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Living Horse Museum, Chantilly, by Gillian Thornton |
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Snippet of the week: Living Horse Museum, Chantilly, France
Our weekly feature on a place Guild members have found on their travels. Gillian Thornton describes a makeover for an iconic French tourist attraction.
 Summer visitors to the estate of Chantilly, north of Paris, will enjoy the results of major restoration work that has been carried out over the low season. The vast 18th century stable block - home to the Living Horse Museum - was completed this spring, whilst restoration of the formal gardens should be finished by July.
Designed by André le Nôtre, who simultaneously laid out the gardens at Versailles, the gardens were the last word in water features with ornamental pools and fountains fed by a hydraulic system that worked 24/7 thanks to natural springs in the surrounding forest. Poorly restored in the 19th century when the fairytale chateau was rebuilt, they had gradually ceased to function but should soon be restored to their former glory.
Visit the fabulous art collection of the Musée Condé inside the chateau, take in an equestrian display at the Great Stables, and perhaps enjoy a flutter at stylish Chantilly racecourse. A great day out for all ages.
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"It was the sign for carnage to begin. Plates frisbeed, bowls performed looping arcs through the air, dishes tumbled like acrobats against the sky, glasses caught the starlight as they rose briefly into the night. All eventually joined the growing pile of broken crockery on the flagstones below. Soon we had cleared the table and we paused, somewhat shocked, to admire our wanton vandalism. For a moment I thought the couple would go inside in search of more breakables, but we were sated and sunk back into our chairs to finish drinking, swigging straight from the bottles. Nodas never stopped dancing."
Andrew Bostock, Greek Easter, Inside the Mani, 2009
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