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Versailles

Continuing our Trip to Versailles France

September 19, 2015 Leave a Comment

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As we continued on our Full Day Versailles VIP “Behind Locked Doors” Tour offered by City Wonders (who provided us with complementary access to this tour. As always, however, our descriptions and assessments are totally objective.) we left the main Versailles Palace with our great guide Herve, to see what was going on outside. The […]

Filed Under: Destinations, Europe, Featured-City, France, Paris, Travel, Versailles Tagged With: Grand Trianon, Petit Trianon, Versailles

Versailles: A Nine-Hour Education on the Public and Private Affairs of Europe’s Largest Palace

September 19, 2015 Leave a Comment

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We visited Versailles eons ago (actually only 35 years ago) on one of our earlier trips to Paris. Although we remember a few of the highlights of this magnificent place (especially the King’s sumptuous public chambers, the Hall of Mirrors and the symmetrically-designed French gardens) we felt it was time for a return visit. And, […]

Filed Under: Activities, Destinations, Dining, Europe, Featured-City, France, Paris, Travel, Versailles Tagged With: French Revolution, Louis XIV, Louis XV, Louis XVI, Madame duBarry, Marie Antoinette, Versailles