Last year our trip to Versailles was met with disaster. The weather outside of Paris turned bad and sleet fell in the outlying areas. Versailles’ opening was delayed and we stood in the morning rain watching a rather comical parade of workers de-icing the walkways into the chateau. It was not comical at the time – only now that I can look back on it. After considering what Versailles would be like once the hordes of tourists made it inside – we decided to flee the scene.
Our tour guide did a good job substituting our trip to Versailles with a driving tour of the Chevreuse Valley outside of Paris. If you have never been to Versailles – it is a definite must on your trip itinerary and fairly straightforward to get to on the RER. We hire tour guide Sabine Le Duault from Paris Authentique. She was recommended to us by a business colleague. Hopefully the weather will be better this year and we will make it to Versailles. A special treat will be seeing the famous Hall of Mirrors now that the restoration is complete. Sabine - we will see you soon!
http://paris.authentique.free.fr/
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