Going to Versailles

Tomorrow we are going to the famous palace, so be sure to look at the posts because there will be a LOT of pictures and probably quite a few posts. So be sure to stay tuned.

-A

Eating Breakfast

We are eating breakfast before our jaunt to the park.

- An avid reader

No Catacombs

We couldn’t stop to visit the catacombs today because it was closed for renovation which made me very frustrated, because it was one of the things I looked forward to doing. So now we need something else to put on our agenda, but we still haven’t decided.

-A

 

 

 

Our Metro stop

Maubert-Mutualite

Our Metro line #10 is special because we have our own musical group that plays on the voyage (though only one song) and hops on and off of cars every stop. The first time we saw the early version of this musical performance there was only one trumpeter, but everytime we see him he seems to have more and more people with him adding about 1 every couple days. After the performance, the trumpeter goes around the car asking for a donation though he does not seem to get much he is very persistent, as he is there almost everyday.

-A

low tech/high tech

In addition to manual agenda planning we also use the computer to make efficient trips. Rick Steves has audio and video tours that we have used both on the computer and on an iPod and an iPhone.

We found that the video podcasts (less than 5 minutes) are useful before we go to get a sense of the place before we visit. We use the audio podcasts (up to an hour) to find out more about what we are seeing when we are actually there.

Listening to Rick works better in buildings than on the street. ‘A’ was vexed after 20 minutes of listening to “look left” and “look right” on the walk from Notre Dame to Pont Neuf because there were other things he wanted to look at.

Having access to the internet is a good way to check operating hours and to find more information about sites.

-B