you beat me too it, S, talking about versailles. a massive queue to see some quite spectacular artwork while we wandered around the extensive and lovely gardens. personally, i'd like to see the royal palaces opened up with all the extensive art they own on display for all of us to see. i'm sure they could manage to get by without much public support and there will always be some people who would like to keep up with the royal gossip. it would be good to get a bit more reality and they do seem to be a rather tired and fractious outfit these days.