To See or Not to See...
5:50 PM | 
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FleurDeMar |
When I finally go to France, there are several things and places I want to see – some obvious and some I think might surprise people. However, there are a couple of places I’m not sure I could handle seeing.
The Conciergerie became known as ‘the antechamber to the guillotine’ during the Reign of
Terror. The Revolutionary Tribunal would sit in the Great Hall and between April of 1793 and May of 1795 they sent nearly 2600 prisoners to their deaths. Their most famous prisoner was probably Marie Antoinette. She entered on August 1st as prisoner 280 and was executed on October 16th.The cell in which she was kept was converted into a chapel dedicated to her sometime during the 19th century by Louis XVIII however there is also an exact replica of the cell on premises.
After her conviction, our dear Toinette was taken to the Place de la Concorde (Place de la Revolution) where she met her fate.
So much sad history. Part of me – ok, most of me - wants to be in the places where she spent her last days and part of me knows I will spend the entire time crying my eyes out. Does anyone have any thoughts on visiting these places? Has anyone been there before? I’m really on the fence. Thoughts?
PS. As an aside, I was really, REALLY excited about planning for our France trip last night and was promptly brought back to earth by being told it will never happen for me. Discouraging to say the least. I just want to say thanks to Jess for creating this blog. It's going to be a real source of encouragement for me. I'm going to need it.
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This is my first Blogger post. It sort of looks wonky to me! Next time I'll try to format it better. lol
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