Day 7 – Wednesday11 September 2024
When we woke Viking Skaga was moored in the outskirts of Paris at Le Pecq
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Napoleon Crossing the Alps, painting by Jacques-Louis David on display in the Chateau. He actually rode on a donkey because horses couldn't cross the Alps
At 09:30 we took a short coach ride to Chateau de Malmaison, (https://musees-nationaux-malmaison.fr) the home of Josephine and Emperor Napoleon I and now a museum.
Josephine's Bedroom
Chateau de Malmaison
There is memorabilia and a bedroom built for Josephine that is so over-the-top she slept in another room but there’s nothing outstanding about the building.
Two of the Black Swans
After touring the house we went looking for the black swans that Josephine introduced to France. They were camera shy.
There was an optional excursion to the Palace of Versailles that left at 13:45. We didn’t go on it because we’d been there before. Those that did go re-joined the boat at our starting mooring in Paris. The ones who went that I spoke to thoroughly enjoyed it and were bowled over by the extensive gardens.
Viking Skaga departed at 13:50 and arrived back at the same location we started at. Our cabin faced the water, or would have if not rafted to Viking Kari.
In that night’s Viking Daily were details by cabin of the times luggage should be placed outside the cabin and departure time from boat. Crew carry baggage to ones coach/taxi. Cabins had to be vacated at 09:00.
The earliest departure from the boat was 04:45 for a flight to Frankfurt, presumably to connect with a flight to North America. The latest departure was 19:00 for people with their own arrangements.
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