7 Day Trips from Paris, Episode 386
Join Us in France Travel Podcast
Annie Sargent
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 24 April 2022
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of the podcast, Jennifer Gruenke tells us about her 7 day trips from Paris on public transportation. She went to Rambouillet, Auvers-sur-Oise, Fontainebleau, Saint-Cloud, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Provins, and Versailles all in the same week!
Which one was her favorite? Click play to hear all about it!
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Table of Contents for this Episode
- [00:00:40] A conversation with Jennifer Gruenke about her 7 day trips from Paris
- [00:02:45] Rambouillet, Auvers-sur-Oise, Fontainebleau, Saint-Cloud, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Provins, and Versailles
- [00:03:49] Getting a week-long Navigo Pass
- [00:04:35] Taking a different day trip from Paris every day
- [00:05:32] Day trip to Rambouillet
- [00:10:51] Chateau gardens are often free
- [00:11:20] Versailles gardens on fountain days
- [00:13:48] More people willing to speak French with visitors outside of Paris
- [00:14:24] Rambouillet gets a 7/10 from Jennifer
- [00:15:09] Auvers-sur-Oise, the town where Van Gogh lived at the end of his life
- [00:15:41] Finding Van Gogh Podcast
- [00:15:54] Go to the Orsay Museum then go to Auvers-sur-Oise
- [00:17:10] Lookout for things to be closed on Mondays or Tuesdays
- [00:18:06] Van Gogh plus in Auvers-sur-Oise
- [00:19:26] Fontainebleau
- [00:20:47] Are these all easy to get to once you get off the train?
- [00:22:41] Domaine National de Saint Cloud
- [00:24:29] Virtual Reality at Saint Cloud
- [00:29:49] Saint Germain en Laye
- [00:32:58] Provins
- [00:38:13] Bring ID in exchange for audio guide
- [00:39:15] Bring cash and toilet paper to Provins
- [00:42:45] Versailles gardens only: enter at Allée des Matelots
- [00:44:54] The RER to Versailles is often really crowded!
- [00:48:31] Ranking these 7 day trips from Paris
- [00:50:41] Seeing French Chateaux without going to the Loire Valley
- [00:51:29] Lyon and other cities are not far from Paris on the TGV
- [00:54:31] Thank you patrons and donors
- [00:58:53] Travel Tip: Can you ask for a doggy bag in France?
- [01:00:19] This week in French news
- [01:01:35] Annie’s personal update
- [01:02:42] Use the search button on Join Us because there are a lot of episodes!
- [01:03:12] Share the podcast with a fellow Francophile
- [01:04:11] Next week on the podcast an episode about the Cathars and their strange theology
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| 0:00.0 | The This is |
| 0:18.8 | This is join us in France episode 386 |
| 0:20.8 | 3. 4.6. |
| 0:23.0 | Bonsieur, I'm Annie Sergeant, and join us in France is the podcast where we talk about France. |
| 0:29.0 | Everyday life in France, great places to visit in France, French culture, history, gastronomy, and news related |
| 0:37.8 | to travel to France. |
| 0:39.8 | Today I bring you a conversation with Jennifer Grew NK about seven day trips she took from Paris. |
| 0:48.0 | She did all of this in one week and we talked about it soon after it happened so it was all fresh in her mind. |
| 0:55.8 | Plus she's been living in Paris for just a few months so she knew what to look out for. |
| 1:02.4 | I met Jennifer last time I was in Paris and we hit it off as you can |
| 1:06.3 | imagine. She's also one of the Facebook group moderators and I have to say that they do such a wonderful job in the group so thank you for that as well. |
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| 1:58.8 | for anybody who loves France. |
| 2:16.0 | Ojo in here. |
| 2:18.0 | I am excited today to talk to you about seven day trips that you took from Paris. Now not a lot of people |
| 2:26.9 | get to do this but the great advantage is that since you did them all like on in seven days right? |
| 2:34.8 | Yeah seven consecutive days right so it was all fresh in your mind and you can you can |
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