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The City of Lights A Private Parisian Tour<br />
You and your closest friends will have the Louvre and Palace of Versailles<br />
all to yourself! You will have a 3 hour tour of each when these venues are<br />
CLOSED to the public.<br />
THE LOUVRE:<br />
The Louvre averages just under 30,000 visitors per day. Often crowds are<br />
15 deep in front of the Mona Lisa. BUT, your group will wander the Louvre<br />
filled <strong>with</strong> works by the world’s greatest artists <strong>with</strong>out any distractions.<br />
Crowds will not obscure your appreciation for Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa,<br />
Michelangelo’s Dying Slave, the Winged Victory of Samothrace or the Venus<br />
de Milo. Delight in 3 hours (6:30 to 9:30 pm) of uninterrupted bliss in the<br />
largest museum in the world.<br />
THE PALACE OF VERSAILLES:<br />
The next afternoon (or previous afternoon), experience the approximately<br />
2,000 acres of Palace of Versailles’ incredibly beautiful gardens. From 2:30-<br />
5:00 pm, marvel at the symmetry of the Gardens, enjoy the fountains, tour<br />
the stables, and contemplate what it took to create such a marvelous estate.<br />
From 5:00 to 6:15 pm, enjoy champagne, fine wine and heavy hors d’oeuvres<br />
while preparing for your tour of the Palace.<br />
Then, from 6:30 to 9:30 pm (when the Palace is closed to the public) explore<br />
the King’s State Apartments, the Queen’s Bedchamber, and the Battles Gallery,<br />
along <strong>with</strong> many of the 60,000 pieces of art housed in the Palace. Surround<br />
yourself <strong>with</strong> breathtaking beauty in the Hall of Mirrors clad <strong>with</strong> seventeen<br />
mirrored arches tucked between marble pillars and bronze capitals.<br />
PRIVATE GUIDES:<br />
Pending on size of group, one or two guides will accompany you.<br />
TRANSPORTATION:<br />
Transportation will be provided commensurate <strong>with</strong> the size of group, to and<br />
from each venue.<br />
STAFF ASSISTANCE IN PARIS:<br />
An American Heart Association representative will be in Paris to act as<br />
concierge arranging for: dining reservations, transportation and other<br />
logistics as needed.<br />
Restrictions: Dates must be mutually agreed upon by winning bidder<br />
and Parisian donors; Sept 1, <strong>2017</strong>-April 30,<strong>2017</strong>. Louvre available on Mondays,<br />
Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Must be booked 3 months in advance.<br />
Winning bidder will be responsible for finding mutually agreed upon date<br />
amongst all attendees. There is no minimum on size of group, but maximum<br />
size is twenty (20) people. Meals, airfare and lodging is not included.<br />
Donated By: Kelly and David Pfeil<br />
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