#palace-of-versailles

An African President visits the US... While on his diplomatic mission, he attends an event hosted at the beautiful mansion of a Senator. Impressed, the President asks the Senator, ""Pardon me, but I thought that politicians were not paid exceptionally well in this country, at least not in their salaries. May I ask how you have come to afford such a wonderful home?"" Grinning, the Senator led the President to the patio which overlooked a large bay. ""Do you see that bridge crossing the bay?"" ""Y…

An American in Paris An American is visiting Paris for the first time. He booked a guided tour of the city, and is rather eager to discover the monuments. They start the tour, and arrive in front of the Eiffel Tower. ""What is This ?"" said the tourist. ""This is the Tour Eiffel, it took two years to build, from 1887 to 1889"" said the guide. ""Ha ! In my country, in the USA, we can build this in few weeks !"" They arrive in front of Notre Dame de Paris cathedral. ""What is this ?"" shouted the …

Three sand-castle makers... ...were drinking out at the beach, boasting about their creations. The first one said, ""I once built a replica of the Taj Mahal on this very beach. Took me a week to finish it. My greatest masterpiece yet."" The second one chimed in, ""That's nothing. I once built a replica of the Palace of Versailles on this beach, and it only took me three days."" When the third one did not say anything, the first guy said, ""Well, it looks like our friend here does not have any of…