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Teenage Louis XIV:

They see me dancing, they hatin’.

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[…] Anne of Austria was engaged in writing as Monsieur entered. The queen-mother was extremely attached to her son, for he was handsome in person and amiable in disposition. He was, in fact, more affectionate, and it might be, more effeminate than the king. He pleased his mother by those trifling sympathizing attentions all women are glad to receive. Anne of Austria, who would have been rejoiced to have had a daughter, almost found in this, her favorite son, the attentions, solicitude, and playful manners of a child of twelve years of age. All the time he passed with his mother he employed in admiring her arms, in giving his opinion upon her cosmetics, and recipes for compounding essences, in which she was very particular; and then, too, he kissed her hands and cheeks in the most childlike and endearing manner, and had always some sweetmeats to offer her, or some new style of dress to recommend. Anne of Austria loved the king, or rather the regal power in her eldest son; Louis XIV. represented legitimacy by right divine. With the king, her character was that of the queen-mother, with Philip she was simply the mother […]   

Ten Years Later ch. XVI

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OMG THE HANDS YOU GUYS, ZE HANDZ ♥

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I never thought I’d like Paris. Always thought Paris was so cliche due to all the girls everywhere wanting to go either for romance or just because of they’re in love with the Eiffel Tower. In my bucket list, Paris was a no show, though if there existed the opportunity of visiting of course I’d say yes.

Once booked for Paris, I started to do some research on it. Discovered that there was a lot to Paris more than just the Eiffel Tower. Lot of places to visit and learn so much history of France. Also it looked like a beautiful city. Over research and photos, the Parisian architecture caught my eye. Most of them were lightly colored with grey blueish roofs. I was kind of digging them. Later I learned this was part of city renovation proposed by Napoleon III brought to live by Georges-Eugen Haussmann. Goal was to bring light and beauty to the city of Paris. I believe mission was accomplished.

As we arrived to Paris and made our way to the city center this buildings started to pop up. I just loved them. Every picture you see from anyone and see you see these buildings, you know it is Paris. No other place. That’s part of what I love of them. Uniqueness.

This photo makes honor of the thing I love from Paris the most, it’s streets and buildings. Making me say that Paris is too in my favorite places around the world...