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Austin, TX, USA
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Continental CO1706/CO10
Wed Dec. 20
3:50 depart AUS
4:50 xfer IAH
6:40 depart IAH
10:45 arrive CDG (next day)
Wed Dec. 20
3:50 depart AUS
4:50 xfer IAH
6:40 depart IAH
10:45 arrive CDG (next day)
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12/20/2006 to 01/05/2007
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Unscheduled - Austin
Unscheduled - Arcachon
Unscheduled - Bordeaux
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Unscheduled - Versailles
In 3789 trips
Tired of Paris, the Sun King (Louis XIV, who enjoyed likening himself to Apollo, God of the arts, peace and the sun) …
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avenue de Paris
Versailles, 78000
France
+33 1 30 83 78 00
Versailles, 78000
France
+33 1 30 83 78 00
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Home of the most flamboyant court since the collapse of ancient rome, and indisputably France's most-visited chateau, Versailles was built by the French monarchy at the height of its glory - a century long heyday lasting from 1682 when Louis XIV brought his court and entourage of 20,000 here from Paris until 1789 when Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette were notified that revoultionary mobs were arriving. In 1662, on the site of his father's old hunting lodge, Louis XIV began construction of France's new seat of government, which became a symbol of royal excess. Its most memorable room is the restored 236 foot long Galerie des Glaces (hall of mirrors) whose seventeen large arched windows are matched by as many sparkling beveled mirrors, which have witnessed many elaborate balls, Louis XVI marrying Marie Antoinette, and the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.
The elaborately baroque grands appartmentes are equally extraordinary. After exploring the palace's interior, take a stroll through versailles famous 250 acre park.
The elaborately baroque grands appartmentes are equally extraordinary. After exploring the palace's interior, take a stroll through versailles famous 250 acre park.
Unscheduled - Onzain
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A two-hour drive from Paris, this hotel is nestled in the center of the Loire Châteaux region. A grand 1860s castle …
Unscheduled - Loire Valley
Unscheduled - Cognac
Unscheduled - Amboise
Unscheduled - Paris
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A hit with businessmen and a fashionable crowd, this kitschy, exotic restaurant isn't quite what you'd expect to fin …