Life-Changing Experiences of A Royal Molecatcher
Molecatcher to the King, Jérôme Dormion, at work at Versailles
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The Versailles Version of Whack-A-Mole
Is becoming a molecatcher one of those life-changing experiences?
For Jérôme Dormion, the answer is a resounding and royal yes.
Jérôme has a great job. He goes to work at a palace. He gets free reign over the Versailles grounds, one of the most beautiful landscapes in France. And, as if that weren’t enough, he is honored with the official title: “Molecatcher to the King.”
The Palace of Versailles, a 17th century expression of “the good life” by Louis XIV
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The History of the Versailles Molecatchers
The French kings are long dead, but the palace of Versailles (just west of Paris) lives on in royal splendor, visited by more than six million people every year.
Ever since Louis XIV hired the first...
