We made an early start this morning, leaving the hotel at 8:00am when the sun was only just rising!
Our destination this morning was the former royal chateau of Versailles - with the tour bus crowds usually arriving around 10:00am & rain predicted for late morning we wanted to make the most of our time. After a metro ride, train ride, coffee stop & then short walk we arrived at the chateau at 9:45am & we rewarded with no lines & a much quieter chateau than usual.
The group took their own time to tour through the chateau (& also a temporary exhibition about King Louis XIV's funeral) by audioguide. It was cold & raining outside but some of the group chose to take a little walk outside anyway to see some of the famous gardens.
We met up at lunchtime & rode the train back into the city. Most of the group visited the Musee d'Orsay to see Impressionist art, others went shopping at Galleries Lafayette.
This evening we all met up again to explore the Montmartre neighborhood, a former village on Paris' highest hill that was once home to many artists. It was still cold & wet but we were able to explore, have dinner, do a little shopping, & even see some of today's street artists at work on portraits.
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