Hotel Armorial Chateaudun

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Versailles and Chartres

A travel blog entry by billnpat

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... a lovely tour, first of the spectacular Palais itself with its showcasing of the regal life of the French Kings, then of their "retreats" in the Grand and Petit Trianon mini-palaces 3 kilometres down the garden.

If you have seen the movie “Marie Antoinette” you will have seen the “Queen's Hamlet” which is a quaint little village created for Maire to play with, much like her own personal ...

Peter's version - he posts at last!

A travel blog entry by woodsies

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... in her maroon beret). My favourite was John the Baptist on the west side, even before we heard on our audio guide that it was perhaps the best example of relief carving of the 13th century (12th?) My big disappointment was not climbing the clock tower - my first trip to Europe cured me of the height thing. What a beautiful city; it may feel different in high tourist season. Jeanette has referred to our ...

Built in thirty years.

A travel blog entry by woodsies

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... stunning. The crypt is the largest in France and goes back to the 9th and 10th centuries. It has a huge mandala maze on the floor which by now has been walked on by milions of people through the ages. There is always a powerful sense of worship going back through the centuries. These stunning edifices were built to glorify God and generations of people have worshipped him in their own way. I like the audio descriptions, and we wandered around for quite a while gazing ...

Parlez vous Francais?

A travel blog entry by woodsies

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... can do it. It took two Metro trains to get there and we were fully stretched with our cases etc on the crowded underground, but we did it. Peter is the hero as he carries two cases every time there are stairs, which is often. We found the Trains Grande Lignes and had to validate our Eurail pass, helped by a delightful station assistant and then wait for the platform number to come up for the TER train to Chartres. Sweet relief as we sat back and watched the French ...

A day at Chartres

A travel blog entry by gillianf

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... which was built in the 12-13th centuries and was only a 10 minute walk from the station. It is famous for its stained glass windows which survived both world wars as they were removed piece by piece and put in a safe place. The front of the Cathedral has 2 different styles of towers, one was built in the 13th century and the other in the 16th century.

When I arrived there mass was being held so I climbed up the north tower. This ...

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