Today's bon bon: A glimpse of how French carriages and roads improved in the 18th century and made travel livable!

My photo of 18th century Chaises a Mules taken at Carriage House in Vaux le Vicomte!

🍒Traveling along rough unpaved roads, carriages of old—no matter their silken splendour inside—could hardly offer comfort, speed or healthy conditions.

During the 18th century, many improvements to coaches improved the chances of a person living long enough to tell the tale of having been there and done that!

One fine video to show the changes in carriage construction is this one offered by the Palais de Versailles. Do watch it. Only six minutes long, you will enjoy the discussion, the English translations and learn much from the explanantions of improvements to coaches and to roads.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbV9zYNWB_0&t=137s