Hôtel Talleyrand - Paris U.S. Embassy Visit

How lucky for me to have friends who have access to places that are closed to the majority... This month, I was invited by Despina and Corey to visit Hôtel Talleyrand, previously the home of the infamous diplomat...

A few years ago, I had visited that place during the Heritage Days Week-end, but if you ever experienced that event, you know how crowded the places are... So I jumped on this opportunity as I knew we would have a private visit for a very small group. I think there was about six of us for the entire place!

Our docent went over the different owners of the place including the Rothschild family and of course Talleyrand, describing him as a diplomat who was able to negotiate with different regimes at different times...

That was a very diplomatic way of putting it! I was dying to let out he was the greatest political flip-flopper there ever was in the history of France but I refrained as this was not my tour... In any event, enjoy the pictures! Huge thanks to Despina and Corey!