the palais idéal in hauterives, france is a unique structure. it is made entirely out of stones that postman, ferdinand cheval collected on his mail route.
one night, cheval dreamed about building a palace. he thought nothing of this dream for years, until one day in the spring of 1879, when his foot caught on an unusual-looking rock during his postal route. the rock was so fascinating to cheval that he…
thank you for sharing this, i loved his story so much )
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It was a pleasure to share – such a treat to read!
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What a delightful thing! I had never heard of this, and now I want to see it!
The joys of blogging…
Best wishes, Pete.
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Isn’t it!
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lovely
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These little snippets of history delight me.
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