{"id":213,"date":"2012-08-02T11:16:45","date_gmt":"2012-08-02T09:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joncu.roguenet.org\/swissblog\/?p=213"},"modified":"2021-09-21T22:47:36","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T22:47:36","slug":"ooh-paris-aah-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jmcw.blog\/swissblog\/2012\/08\/02\/ooh-paris-aah-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Ooh Paris, Aah France"},"content":{"rendered":"

The friends who visited with us in Switzerland then went on to La Raincy, a suburb of Paris, where they had a house exchange.\u00a0 We followed on Friday the 27th<\/sup> and stayed through 8\/1, which is Swiss National Day and a holiday for Jon.\u00a0 Although the house was a ways out of Paris, they had chosen this exchange because it included the use of a car.\u00a0 Well, folks, after one day re-visiting Paris (I had been there in 1997, Jon and I in 2005), we were deeply grateful for that car.\u00a0 Our first day we took the train into Paris and spent most of the day touring the Louvre.\u00a0 Yes, we loved the museum again. \u00a0But getting there and back, through filth and trash and smells and crowds, including a pickpocket attempt, left us wanting no more.<\/p>\n

\"Patels<\/a>

At 'home' with the Patels in La Raincy<\/p><\/div>\n

\"At<\/a>

At the Lourvre<\/p><\/div>\n

So for the next 3 days we did what we couldn\u2019t do when we were there before with the bike: toured the countryside in every direction: Giverny (totally<\/em> loved it), Rouen, Vaux le Vicomte (the lesser-known inspiration for Versailles with much smaller crowds) , Fontainebleau & Chartres (the last two have seen recent improvement and we expect will get better with each year).<\/p>\n

\"Giverny<\/a>

Jon & MC in Monet's garden<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Giverny<\/a>

Giverny lily pond - Monet planned and built his gardens<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Rouen<\/a>

Rouen Cathedral gargoyles at sunset<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Vicont<\/a>

Vaux le Vicomte - amazing luxury<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Vicomte<\/a>

Vaux le Vicomte - ceiling detail<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Vicomte<\/a>

Canal at Vaux le Vicomte-far beyond the gardens is a man-made 800m canal<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Fontainebleau<\/a>

The horseshoe staircase at Fontainebleau where Napoleon gave his goodby speech<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Fontainebleau<\/a>

Hallway in Fontainebleau palace<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Fontainebleau<\/a>

Guilt, anyone?<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Chartres<\/a>

Stained glass windows in Chartres were removed during WWII<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Chartres<\/a>

Chartres interior restoration - the cathedral is dedicated to Mary<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Chartres<\/a>

Chartres Cathedral Interior<\/p><\/div>\n

Our final day we again walked through Paris, visiting the Rodin Museum and a map store we had discovered on our last visit, Au Vieux Campeur, finding two of the maps we will need for our sabbatical next year.<\/p>\n

\"Rodin<\/a>

An uncaptioned statue in the garden of the Rodin Museum<\/p><\/div>\n

We arrived home in time to watch a Swiss Day parade, bonfire and fireworks, then we ran home in a sudden downpour.<\/p>\n

\"Swiss<\/a>

Swiss National Day bonfire - we worried the nearby corn field would get roasted!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Swiss<\/a>

Swiss Day fireworks above bonfire<\/p><\/div>\n

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