Entre Les Murs

Tripping Over History

I spent this morning in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, meeting with a gentleman, NT, who my inestimable cousin ME connected me with.  NT is a venture capitalist so has some considerable insight into the area where I'm looking for work.

Coming up out of the train station I found myself confronted, not by the usual next-to-the-train-station grungy little businesses, but a magnificent 600-year-old chateau.  Walking into the front entrance (after my meeting - it's now a museum) I learned a little of its history.  It turns out I tripped over what was one of the grandest estates of the royal family for centuries, in which Louis XIV held court until he moved to Versailles.

posted 18.10.06