tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057784862632486139.post2703597061025613182..comments2023-11-03T04:49:42.477-04:00Comments on au soleil levant: The Hofburgau soleil levanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11064160087622989411noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057784862632486139.post-6283286228388653232009-05-10T10:10:00.000-04:002009-05-10T10:10:00.000-04:00All that money wasted on glamorous balls, fancy ch...All that money wasted on glamorous balls, fancy china, clothes, fancy military units...<br /><br />I think a monarchy is a nice symbol of a country, but as I was walking through the china museum of the Hofburg, I couldn't help thinking about how many people could have been fed or housed with the money used to make such useless table accessories.<br /><br />But I'd probably be totally geeked to be invited to one of those balls :)au soleil levanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15677297462884684534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057784862632486139.post-65682034415429117152009-05-10T03:50:00.000-04:002009-05-10T03:50:00.000-04:00Who wouldn't regret the end of a monarchy?? No ann...Who wouldn't regret the end of a monarchy?? No annoying campaign ads or smear campaigns, a person raised from childhood to be the best ruler possible, plus all the glamorous balls and stuff.<br /><br />Definitely born in the wrong century, sigh.BlondeInFrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12931640652874076974noreply@blogger.com