Gare Saint Lazare in Paris has been under extreme renovation for the past several years, but it is finally just about finished. I know that a lot of you get confused by taking the strange transportation device know as the "train" in Europe, but I have made a photo report about the station to try to simplify things.
St. Lazare is one of the stations that you can use to go to Versailles, but it also serves all of Normandy -- Vernon, Caen, Le Havre, Cherbourg, etc... It is the second busiest station in continental Europe.
I hope that this will help some of you: http://tinyurl.com/cd2gjl7
Paris St. Lazare photo aid
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Thanks so much for keeping us up to date with this wonderful photo essay. I am amazed at the statistics regarding the amount of traffic at St. Lazare. We've mostly used it for trips to Giverny (Vernon) and I had been under the misconception that it was one of the smaller, less used stations in Paris. I had no idea that they were building that amazing shopping mall there. I can only add that kitty corner from the station is one of Paris' most beautiful old Brasseries, Mollard, which is almost completely covered in Art Nouveau mosaics throughout the interior. Fantastic place to see. Food, while not top drawer, is certainly acceptable to good even, though pricier than several other places in the vicinity--but with them you don't get the over-the-top decor.
Thanks, kerouac, for another wonderful report of all things Paris.
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