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see the beautiful gardens and have a picnic there!! Leave a Comment Directions: just take the RER...
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Amy, Roderick and I decided to make the trip to Versailles on Sunday. Versailles is only about 13 miles south west of Paris and we took the RER Line to get there. It was only about a half hour ride and we had a lovely day.
The construction of the first chateau at Versailles was begun by Louis XIII between 1631 and 1634. Then Louis XIV commissioned the Chateau de Versailles and its vast grounds and gardens. It took nearly 50 years to complete but was worth it as more than 3 million visitors come every year.
We toured the Palace and my most favorite part was the Hall of Mirrors. The 236 foot long hall is amazing and I actually got to walk through it! On June 28, 1919 the treaty ending World War I was signed in this room.
We especially enjoyed the beautiful gardens and walked all the way to the lake and canals area. Lots of people on picnics, biking, canoeing, walking and jogging. Lots of activity--so nice to see. Address: Take the RER to the Versaille Rive Gauche StationPhone: 01-30-84-74-00Directions: from the Rive Gauche Station it is a short walk to the palace.
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In Portugal we use to say that "one image speaks more than 1000 words". Having that in mind, and more than 1000 pictures to post, I decided to change my behaviour, posting the pictures as soon as they are ready, and adding the comments later.
Don't get mad on me - I'm glad to share my pictures with you, and the comments will be added soon.F Leave a Comment
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Just a short train ride outside of Paris is the ever impressive Palace of Versaille. Originally Louis XVI palace, now is huge and full of amazing pieces of art and history.
I would def recommend taking a tour since you learn sooo much more because this place gets a bit overwhelming. Though be ready to wait on a long line for tickets if it's tourist season! (def recommend getting there as early as possible).
After we walked thru the inside of the palace, we bought lunch in the cafe (a sandwich and a drink) and sat on the main steps in the gardens to eat. It was nice to just relax and eat and just look at the scenery.
We then walked thru the gardens---and there are a lot of them. Every which way you turn there's another little garden you didn't realize was there. The unfortunate thing is that all the magnificent fountains are rarely turned on due the vast amount of water they use when all of them are turned on...so don't expect to see one on (unless you are extremely, extremely lucky). Leave a Comment
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No, I am not WITHIN the gardens but at the park instead -- as I said in a previous tip, there was a separate fee you had to pay in order to be allowed in the Versailles gardens because it was already peak season, which I didn't consider fair so I didn't pay it -- I'm posting a picture I took from outside anyway. However, there's a path that goes from the castle to the other palaces (the Grand & Petit Trianon) and Marie Antoinette's village which takes you to the other end of the gardens. There's a long canal that starts where the gardens end and goes across the park; you can have a beautiful view of the castle and the gardens from this spot. There are not many people around here, so it's also very quiet in case you want to lie down on the grass and relax for a while.
The gardens are extensive, so if you prefer not to walk towards the other end you can also ride the little train that goes round and round every 1/2 hour or so between the castle and the Trianon's/Village area, and get down at the park's access. Please look at the 2nd picture where a little map of Versailles is displayed and the spot from where I took the picture is marked.
NOTE: The official Versailles web site indicates that there is no extra charge for visiting the gardens. There used to be when I visited it (2002), but maybe it has been eliminated ever since. You might as well ask and stroll about the gardens if it's free, if you have time to spare and you enjoy being outdoors (especially in the summer, because I don't think it's very appealing to do so during the winter)!! Leave a Comment
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The only trip we took outside central Paris in the two weeks we were there was to Versailles, to see the palace that allegedly almost bankrupted France. It certainly is ornate, and grand, but like Marie Antoinette I preferred Le Petit Trianon to the palace itself. It was an eerie and exciting feeling to run a hand over the curved bannister of the Trianon as I climbed the stairs, thinking that she had touched the same spot.
That's the thing that strikes you so often in (and around) Paris; the sense of history, of famous people - be they royalty or movie stars - that have trodden the same paths and seen the same sights as today's tourists.
You would want to spend a whole day at the Palace of Versailles to have any chance of exploring the grounds as well as the buildings. I recommend the audio tours. Also, we went in the first week of November and the fountains were turned off, with the gardens kind of bare. To see it at its best you should go in spring or summer, when I bet the fountains are spectacular - you might want to check whether they are running before you go. Leave a Comment Address: VersaillesDirections: Take a train.
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As amazing as the exterior of Versailles is, it's the interior of the chateau that will shock and amaze. It's hard to believe that even royalty lived this way, with such disregard to good sense and economic responsibility, but then again who are we to judge? It was worth their greed for the tourists of today to have something to look at that will never be replicated in today's more tightfisted times. Get ready for long hallways with lavish tapestries and paintings galore. There is much to see and not nearly enough time to see it all.
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