Getting The Royal Treatment En Route To Versailles

[CHamilton]

Getting The Royal Treatment En Route To Versailles

The opulence of the court of Louis XIV ... on a commuter train from Paris?
That's the surprise awaiting some lucky visitors to the Palace of Versailles. The cars of about 30 trains traveling between Paris and the palace have been completely decked out to reflect the sprawling and stately residence of former French kings, providing a sneak preview of sorts.

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Bertrand Gosselin of the French state rail company, SNCF, says the idea for the trains, which began running in May, came up in a joint meeting between officials from the palace and the rail line that serves it.

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The rail cars are decorated in seven different motifs reflecting different areas of the Palace at Versailles — including the famous Hall of Mirrors, the queen's bedroom, the lavish gardens of Marie Antoinette's estate, the library of Louis XVI, the decor of a royal carriage and the peristyle of the Grand Trianon, which Gosselin notes was a private room where the king could have "some relations with women."

 

[jis]

RER C trains to Versailles Rive Gauche I bet. Most likely not the ones that go to or through Versailles Chantier. I used to commute on RER C trains out of St. Michel or Banlieu trains out of Montparnasse to st. Quinten en Yvelines which passed through Versailles Chantiers in the early 90s. Great view of the palace from those.

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