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Monday, September 26, 2011

What's better - A Sunday walk in Central Park or Versailles?




Hard to say...But let me tell you, the park at 'Chateau de Versailles' has a lot to offer


1. Versailles has a castle - 1 point for Versailles
2. Central Park was designed by Olmstead - 1 point for Central Park
3. You can get food in Central park, everywhere... - 1 point for Central Park
4. You can go row boating in Central park - 1 point for Central Park
5. Wait, you can go row boating in Versaille too! - 1 point for Versailles
6. It's cheaper to row boat in Versailles - 1 point for Versailles
7. There's a playground for kids (of course, who else?) in Central Park - 1 point for Central Park
8. There's an ice skating rink in Central Park and a ball field - 2 points for Central Park
9. Cars can't drive through Versailles, even during the week - 1 point for Versailles
10. A tree from Marie Antoinette's era is still in Versailles (see picture) - 1 point for Versailles (because that's pretty cool)














11. You can visit Marie Antoinette's house in Versailles - 1 point for Versailles
Who's winning here?? It's a tie - unless you have something to add to my list...
















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