Versailles Chateau, a Day-Trip from Paris, Episode 14
Join Us in France Travel Podcast
Annie Sargent
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 3 May 2014
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Today on Join Us in France we take a day-trip from Paris to Versailles and visit the Château. This symbol of the absolute monarchy has always inspired both admiration and resentment and we are sure it will not leave you indifferent either. One thing is for sure: it is stately. As a matter of fact, the whole city of Versailles is stately in many ways: wide avenues, statues, grand buildings. Elyse gives us some historical background, we discuss why you should consider going, and why maybe you should skip it too. Then there's the question of the lines which can be formidable at Versailles and some tips on what you can do to make it more bearable. Should you take the time to explore the grounds or just be in and out of the château? These are all questions we tackle in today's episode. Enjoy!
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| 0:00.0 | Before we start this episode about Paris, let me take a second to tell you that I now offer |
| 0:05.6 | audio tours of different Paris neighborhoods via a smartphone app called Voicemap. |
| 0:11.5 | I wish I could show all of my listeners around in person but unfortunately |
| 0:16.4 | there is not enough of me to go around so I hope you'll find taking me |
| 0:20.6 | around in your phone to be an acceptable compromise. |
| 0:24.0 | If you'd like to try a self-guided tour where I show you Paris |
| 0:28.0 | and tell you some amazing stories exactly where they happened, |
| 0:32.0 | download the Voice Map app on your phone and look for |
| 0:35.7 | tours in Paris by Annie Sergeant. You can order tours through the app on your |
| 0:41.5 | phone but if you'd like to enjoy a special discount for |
| 0:44.7 | podcast listeners visit join us in France.com forward slash audio tours to order your |
| 0:51.4 | tour activation codes and I'll see you in Paris. |
| 0:55.0 | This is Join Us in France, episode 14. |
| 0:59.0 | Hello, I'm Annie. And I'm Elise. |
| 1:02.0 | And we welcome you to the join us in France travel |
| 1:05.4 | podcast at least is a professional tour guide art historian and a really good |
| 1:11.3 | storyteller. Yes. |
| 1:13.3 | On today's show, she'll tell us about visiting Versailles for a day. |
| 1:17.8 | Give us an overview of what we'll see there, some historical background, |
| 1:21.9 | some pitfalls we should avoid. those are always good to know about, |
| 1:26.4 | and some really good stories about the glory days of Versailles. |
| 1:29.6 | Now those are fun, I think. |
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