Slept until twelve. Had breakfast then went to american Express. Shopped in Galeries Lafayette but didn’t see much. Aux Trois Quartiers much better. Went to the Folies Bergeres – as good as she was expecting. Ate ice cream.
Day: April 23, 2019
Day 37 – Paris – Versailles
After breakfast they went to American Express and joined the tour bus (full) to Versailles. Visited Malmaison, the Palace, Petit Trianon, Temple D’Amour.. Returned to Paris through St Cloud. Detailed listing of the things they saw. Napoleon and Marie Antoinette = many portraits and statues. (It sounds as if they really enjoyed it all.)
Chateau de Malmaison
Versailles
Day 36 – Arrival in France July 14, 1934 – Bastille Day
They had a cabin for the overnight crossing to Le Havre. They were met by a man from American Express who guided them smoothly through customs and onto the train to Paris. She writes that her initial impression was that the countryside looked more like home. They were met at the station in Paris (presumably he took them to their hotel). They were staying at the Regina on the Rue de Rivoli.
They watched the parade of the Garde Republican, Infantry and Cavalry.
Hotel Regina at the beginning of the 20th century
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