[Idyllchat] Versailles Day Trip

[Richard Stewart]

Hi Bill,  

OK, 1988 was a while back, however, for what it may be worth, in that year we took my mother-in-law of some French ancestry to Paris for her 75th birthday.  She was in a wheelchair at the time.  At noon on a sunny Sunday in July we arrived at the Palace at Versailles only to find that the ticket line was incredibly long.  Worse, it was not moving.  We went to the head of the line to learn more about the delay and when we got there an attendant, seeing the wheelchair, quickly motioned us to the handicapped entrance, which was beside the main entrance.  We went right in.  

Happy travels,

Dick Stewart
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bill Kover 
  To: Idyllchat 
  Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 7:40 PM
  Subject: [Idyllchat] Versailles Day Trip



    Subject: Versailles Day Trip


    Our Paris Untour next Spring will include a day trip we plan to make to Versailles. We will be in the 2nd Arrondissement on Rue Marie Stuart. It appears that the most convenient train station for us will be Gare St. Lazare. We plan to take an early train so that we arrive by 9:00am.

    My questions are as follows:
    1) Is the Gare St. Lazare train station a good choice for the trip to Versailles?

    2) Is it easy to purchase train tickets at the train station on the day of departure? Or is it better to get the train tickets ahead of time? We do not want to be in a long line waiting to buy tickets with the train ready to leave.

    3) Are the grounds at Versailles wheelchair friendly?

    4) What day of the week is best for visiting Versailles to avoid crowds?

    5) We will be on a tight budget. Is it feasible to bring a picnic lunch and eat on the grounds? Or is there a reasonably priced cafe or restaurant there?

    Any information that you can provide would be appreciated.
    Thank you.




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