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France Saturday 1-Sep-2018 / 11 Days
Paris, Versailles, the Loire Valley and Mt. St. Michael
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      Arrival Date Date Change Nights Departure Date Cost Status
United States - Colorado Denver --- --- 0 Saturday 1-Sep-2018 ---
France Paris Sunday 2-Sep-2018 (+1) 2 Tuesday 4-Sep-2018 ---
France Versailles Tuesday 4-Sep-2018 --- 0 Tuesday 4-Sep-2018 ---
France Paris Tuesday 4-Sep-2018 --- 2 Thursday 6-Sep-2018 ---
France Loire Valley Thursday 6-Sep-2018 --- 0 Thursday 6-Sep-2018 ---
France Paris Thursday 6-Sep-2018 --- 2 Saturday 8-Sep-2018 ---
France Mt. St. Michael Saturday 8-Sep-2018 --- 1 Sunday 9-Sep-2018 ---
France Paris Sunday 9-Sep-2018 --- 2 Tuesday 11-Sep-2018 ---
United States - Colorado Denver Tuesday 11-Sep-2018 --- 0 --- ---
     
        Total Nights: 10 Total Cost: ---  
 
Pre-Trip Notes / Checklist

Paris to see the main sights such as the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame and others.

Trip for about 10 day

Would like to visit:
The Palace of Versailles (day trip-city train)

The Chambord Chateau and others in the Loire Valley (day trip/TGV train to Tours, meet tour group)

The medieval island abbey of Mt. St. Michael on the Normandy Coast - Stay the night on the island to see the incoming/outgoing tide (Paris to Rennes via TGV Train, change trains to Pontorson before taking a short bus ride from the station to the island)


 
Post-Trip Notes

Great trip, everything worked out as planned.

The modusTravel Mobile Trip Profile proved invaluable as it guided us through all our activities!!!
 
Arrival Change Nights Departure Cost Status
United States - Colorado
Denver
--- --- 0 Saturday
1-Sep-2018
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Train 
Purchase Rail Tickets
 
 
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Res/Confirm #: 1234567890
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Pre-Trip Activity Notes / Checklist

Purchase single country pass for 3 days of travel in France.

 
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Flight 
Fly to Paris - United
Saturday 1-Sep-2018 (1:30 PM) [10 Hrs]
 
 
Date: Saturday 1-Sep-2018
Time: 1:30 PM
Duration: 10 Hrs
Phone:
Res/Confirm #: 1234567890
Cost: ---
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Arrive at airport 2 hours early.

 
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Arrival Change Nights Departure Cost Status
France
Paris
Sunday
2-Sep-2018
(+1) 2 Tuesday
4-Sep-2018
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Pre-Trip Location Notes / Checklist

Arrive in Paris and check-in to our hotel. Will spend the next day sightseeing around Paris before heading to Versailles the next day.

 
Post-Trip Location Notes

All flights on time!
Train 
Train to Paris/Hotel from Airport
Sunday 2-Sep-2018 (8:00 AM) [45 Min]
 
 
Date: Sunday 2-Sep-2018
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Time: 8:00 AM
Duration: 45 Min
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Pre-Trip Activity Notes / Checklist

Will purchase ticket at airport upon arrival to Gare du Nord.

The regular RER trains will make about 9 stops in between CDG Airport and Gare du Nord. You'll save roughly 12 minutes by taking one of the express trains, but even the non-express RER B will get you to Paris (Gare du Nord) in about 34 minutes.

Ticket about 10 Euro


 
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Hotel 
First Hotel Paris - Tour Eiffel
Sunday 2-Sep-2018 (3:00 PM) [6 Nights]
 
 
 
Date: Sunday 2-Sep-2018
Time: 3:00 PM
Duration: 6 Nights
Phone:
Res/Confirm #: 1234567890
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Pre-Trip Activity Notes / Checklist

3P Check-In
Can drop off bags earlier
$130/Nt.

2 Boulevard Garibaldi
Paris, Paris, 75015 France
866-767-0278


 
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City 
Sightseeing
Monday 3-Sep-2018
 
 
 
Date: Monday 3-Sep-2018
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Pre-Trip Activity Notes / Checklist

-Sacre-Coeur Basilica
-Notre-Dame Cathedral
-Eiffel Tower (Lunch on the Tower Mall area - buy wine, cheese, baguette, meat, etc.)


 
Post-Trip Activity Notes

Walked the steps to the top of the Sacre-Coeur Basilica

Top of Eiffel Tower right before sunset to see the city at dusk then after dark

Notre-Dame: still need to do the bell tower, line was too long
 
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Train 
Train to Versailles
Tuesday 4-Sep-2018 (9:00 AM) [1 Hr]
 
 
Date: Tuesday 4-Sep-2018
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Duration: 1 Hr
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Pre-Trip Activity Notes / Checklist

Will purchase ticket at station.

Reaching Versailles by train is the cheapest option. From Paris, the total cost of a round trip to Versailles is 7,1€ per person all included. The métro and RER have common ticketing. Just go to your nearest métro station, and buy your tickets to Versailles-Château – Rive Gauche


 
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Arrival Change Nights Departure Cost Status
France
Versailles
Tuesday
4-Sep-2018
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4-Sep-2018
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Tour 
Palace of Versailles
Tuesday 4-Sep-2018 (10:00 AM) [3.5 Hrs]
 
 
 
Date: Tuesday 4-Sep-2018
Time: 10:00 AM
Duration: 3.5 Hrs
Phone:
Res/Confirm #: 1234567890
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Pre-Trip Activity Notes / Checklist

Price is 20 Euro / person

 
Post-Trip Activity Notes

A little raining after our tour, glad we had our travel umbrellas.
 
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Meal 
Lunch
Tuesday 4-Sep-2018 (1:00 PM) [1 Hr]
 
 
Date: Tuesday 4-Sep-2018
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Find a place around Versailles for lunch before heading back to Paris.

 
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Train 
Train back to Paris
Tuesday 4-Sep-2018 (3:00 PM) [1 Hr]
 
 
Date: Tuesday 4-Sep-2018
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Duration: 1 Hr
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Will have already purchased RT Tickets

 
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Arrival Change Nights Departure Cost Status
France
Paris
Tuesday
4-Sep-2018
--- 2 Thursday
6-Sep-2018
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City 
Sightseeing
Wednesday 5-Sep-2018 [12 Hrs]
 
 
 
Date: Wednesday 5-Sep-2018
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-Arc de Triomphe
-Champs-Élysées (Expensive Shopping)
-Moulin Rouge (See at Night)


 
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Museum 
Louvre
Wednesday 5-Sep-2018 (10:00 AM) [4 Hrs]
 
 
 
Date: Wednesday 5-Sep-2018
Time: 10:00 AM
Duration: 4 Hrs
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Museum Pass
2-Days / 48 Euros / Person
Purchase on-line


 
Post-Trip Activity Notes

Really paid to have the Museum Pass as we avoided having to wait in line for entry.
 
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Meal 
Laduree Hotel/Restaurant
Wednesday 5-Sep-2018 (7:00 PM) [1 Hr-30 Min]
 
 
 
Date: Wednesday 5-Sep-2018
Time: 7:00 PM
Duration: 1 Hr-30 Min
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Res/Confirm #: n/a
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Pre-Trip Activity Notes / Checklist

Called and made reservations

75 Avenue des Champs Elysees, 75008 Paris
33 01 40 75 08 75
contact@laduree.com


 
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Train 
Train to Tours
Thursday 6-Sep-2018 (7:30 AM) [1 Hr-30 Min]
 
 
Date: Thursday 6-Sep-2018
Time: 7:30 AM
Duration: 1 Hr-30 Min
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Arrival Change Nights Departure Cost Status
France
Loire Valley
Thursday
6-Sep-2018
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6-Sep-2018
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Tour 
Loire Valley Chateau Tour
Thursday 6-Sep-2018 (10:00 AM) [4 Hrs]
 
 
 
Date: Thursday 6-Sep-2018
Time: 10:00 AM
Duration: 4 Hrs
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Res/Confirm #: 1234567890
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Pre-Trip Activity Notes / Checklist

$213/person

Small-Group Day Tour of Blois, Cheverny, and Chambord with Loire Valley Wine-Tasting from Tours


 
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Train 
Train back to Paris
Thursday 6-Sep-2018 (4:00 PM) [1 Hr-30 Min]
 
 
Date: Thursday 6-Sep-2018
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Duration: 1 Hr-30 Min
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Rail Pass

 
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Arrival Change Nights Departure Cost Status
France
Paris
Thursday
6-Sep-2018
--- 2 Saturday
8-Sep-2018
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City 
Sightseeing
Friday 7-Sep-2018 (12:00 PM)
 
 
 
Date: Friday 7-Sep-2018
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Pre-Trip Activity Notes / Checklist

-Pantheon
-Luxembourg Gardens (Lunch in the gardens - will buy something)
-St. Sulpice
-Paris Catacombs


 
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Train 
Train to Rennes/Pontorson
Saturday 8-Sep-2018 (7:00 AM) [2 Hrs-30 Min]
 
 
Date: Saturday 8-Sep-2018
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Duration: 2 Hrs-30 Min
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Use Rail Pass

Train leaves from Gare Montparnasse


 
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Bus 
Bus Pontorson to Mt. St. Michael
Saturday 8-Sep-2018 (9:30 AM) [15 Min]
 
 
Date: Saturday 8-Sep-2018
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Duration: 15 Min
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Will pay for bus ride when be get on. Busses from the station to Mt. St. Michael are timed with the train.

 
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Arrival Change Nights Departure Cost Status
France
Mt. St. Michael
Saturday
8-Sep-2018
--- 1 Sunday
9-Sep-2018
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Hotel 
La Mère Poulard
Saturday 8-Sep-2018 (3:00 PM) [1 Night]
 
 
 
Date: Saturday 8-Sep-2018
Time: 3:00 PM
Duration: 1 Night
Phone:
Res/Confirm #: 1234567890
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Pre-Trip Activity Notes / Checklist

La Mère Poulard
Grande Rue, 50170
Le Mont-Saint-Michel, France
+33 2 33 89 68 68


 
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Medieval 
Tour Island & Abbey
Saturday 8-Sep-2018 [1 Day]
 
 
 
Date: Saturday 8-Sep-2018
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Explore the island and abbey

 
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Bus 
Bus back to Pontorson
Sunday 9-Sep-2018 (1:00 PM) [15 Min]
 
 
Date: Sunday 9-Sep-2018
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Time: 1:00 PM
Duration: 15 Min
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Bus does not require booking

 
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Train 
Train back to Rennes/Paris
Sunday 9-Sep-2018 (1:00 PM) [2 Hrs-30 Min]
 
 
Date: Sunday 9-Sep-2018
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Duration: 2 Hrs-30 Min
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Using Rail Pass

 
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Arrival Change Nights Departure Cost Status
France
Paris
Sunday
9-Sep-2018
--- 2 Tuesday
11-Sep-2018
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Hotel 
Hôtel Le petit Paris
Sunday 9-Sep-2018 (3:00 PM) [2 Nights]
 
 
 
Date: Sunday 9-Sep-2018
Time: 3:00 PM
Duration: 2 Nights
Phone:
Res/Confirm #: 1234567890
Cost: ---
Pre-Trip Activity Notes / Checklist

Hôtel Le petit Paris

214 Rue Saint Jacques
75005 Paris
+33 (0)1 53 10 29 29


 
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City 
Sightseeing
Monday 10-Sep-2018 [2 Days]
 
 
 
Date: Monday 10-Sep-2018
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Duration: 2 Days
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Pre-Trip Activity Notes / Checklist

-Dome Church
-Montmartre
-Centre Pompidou


 
Post-Trip Activity Notes

Pompidou was actually closed by the time we arrived, so only were able to see the exterior which is still interesting. - Another trip :(
 
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Train 
Train from Paris to Airport
Tuesday 11-Sep-2018 (2:30 PM) [45 Min]
 
 
Date: Tuesday 11-Sep-2018
Time: 2:30 PM
Duration: 45 Min
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Pre-Trip Activity Notes / Checklist

Will purchase ticket upon arrival to Paris

 
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Flight 
Fly to Denver - United
Tuesday 11-Sep-2018 (5:25 PM) [10 Hrs]
 
 
Date: Tuesday 11-Sep-2018
Time: 5:25 PM
Duration: 10 Hrs
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Arrival Change Nights Departure Cost Status
United States - Colorado
Denver
Tuesday
11-Sep-2018
--- 0 --- ---
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    Total Nights: 10 Total Cost: ---