Paris & Versailles Solo Trip
A 3-day gap between two separate but closely-dated Europe trips turned into a stop in Paris (including a day visit to Versailles) . #palace #museum #walktour #biketour
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Day 1 Itinerary
Places visited: Café Blanc - The Westin Paris - Vendôme - Louvre Museum - Luxembourg Gardens - La Ferme Saint-Simon
Paris Hidden Gems & Secrets Tour
Café Blanc
The Westin Paris - Vendôme
Louvre Museum
Luxembourg Gardens
La Ferme Saint-Simon
Day 2 Itinerary
Places visited: Versailles - Grand Canal of Versailles - The Grand Trianon - Marie-Antoinette's Estate - Palace of Versailles - Restaurant David Toutain
Versailles
Grand Canal of Versailles
The Grand Trianon
Marie-Antoinette's Estate
Palace of Versailles
Restaurant David Toutain
Day 3 Itinerary
Places visited: Moulin Rouge - Montmartre - Sacré-Cœur - Chez Barbara - Orangerie Museum
Montmartre Tour Part I - Moulin Rouge
Montmartre Tour Part II
Discoverwalks Montmartre Tour is a 90-min free walk tour. The tour starts at the landmark Moulin Rouge cabaret. Our guide took us through the charming streets of the hilltop Montmartre district, a former artists’ village once inhabited by Picasso and Dalí, and home to the domed Sacré-Cœur basilica. There are sweeping views of the city from its steep, winding streets and art installations everywhere if you look carefully.
Sacré-Cœur
Chez Barbara
Orangerie Museum
Love this museum because you can examine all the painting upclose and it’s not too crowded like the Louvre. Two highlights from the visit: 1) Monet’s large panoramic wall installations of water Lilly (really impressive scale), and 2) Paul Guillaume’s impressive collection of paintings from late 1800 and early 1900 (Picasso, Renoir, Cezanne, Derain, Matisse, etc.).
Also fell in love with this female artist, Marie Laurencin, who has a very unique style. Her Portrait of Mademoiselle Chanel is so mesmerizing that I wanted to own that painting (but can’t afford of course so I bought two postcards instead).