We took a day trip out to the Chateau de Versailles. It was about a 90 min train ride out to the country. The palaces may have been some of the largest I’ve ever seen, and so ornate.
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Das Schloss von Versailles gehört natürlich zu den Highlights jedes Paris-Besuchs. … wenn nur die Anreise nicht wäre. Das System der Pariser Vorortzüge ist wohl Teil der Aufnahmeprüfung fürRead more
Took the train to Versailles for the day. Hélène our host accompanied us to the gates. The palace was as grand and opulent as they said it would be. We learned about the many king Louis. It’sRead more
Versailles was definitely one of the most amazing places I’ve ever seen, and the most absolutely ludicrous display of wealth imaginable. I said the Louvre made the Spanish palacio real look like aRead more
Toured the hunting lodge and gardens today. Great guide, and easy on the eyes. Celebrating 400 years in 2023. The photos don't capture the scale of the palace or the gardens. Three kings lived hereRead more
Der Brunch von gestern hatte uns so begeistert, dass wir nochmals im gleichen Café gefrühstückt. Das Personal hat uns sofort erkannt und war äusserst freundlich. 😁
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In contrast to the previous day, yesterday was a nice sunny day. It was the perfect day to visit the Palace of Versailles. It turned out to be a popular day because the place was buzzing.
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I took SO many pictures.... The Palace was gorgeous (crowded, but gorgeous). The painted ceilings were captivating and mesmerizing. I can't say enough how pretty they were. Those statues.... I couldRead more
Up early, we headed to Gare d’Austerlitz again to take the RER C train line out to Versailles. The ride was easy, and I was really excited because I’d been looking forward to seeing the VersaillesRead more
You might also know this place by the following names:
Département des Yvelines, Departement des Yvelines, Yvelines
Traveler What a perfect day. Yes good move re the pre booked tour. We did not prebook and faced with hours and hours of queuing decided we would make do with garden and wandered at our leisure eventually finding our way to the petit palace where eagle eyed Wayne spotted that we could purchase tickets for the palace there also and there was no queue. We had an equally glorious weather day there. Very memorable.