Sightseeing In Paris: The Palais Royal

"Last week i was taking visitors sightseeingin paris when we stumbled upon the palais royal, an enclosedgarden surrounded by shopping arcades, just across the street fromthe louvre. this royal palace was once home to cardinal richelieuand then fell into the property of the orléans family. louis xivgrew up here, honing his sword-fighting skills in these verygardens. after the civil uprising of la fronde, which seriouslythreatened the young king's power and his life, louis grew to hatethe palace, which..."