iapetus

I definitely will. I always feel that it's the least that I can do to repay other FTers for sharing their recommendations and experiences!

AlanInDC

Upthread: Impressionists on the Seine show was at the Phillips Collection, home of Luncheon of the Boating Party

In Paris: Marmottan Museum, for Monet lovers. When I went last, there was a significant queue for entry. I'd look for advance tickets or other way in. Ditto for other popular museums. Just showing up may mean a long line, unless you go way off-season.

iapetus

I have two questions about train travel with SNCF as regards this day trip (and I can't find this information searching their site):

Tamino

Generally yes. Go to the appropriate websites and take a look:

SNCF
Trainline
Loco2

Compare prices for your travel dates vs. today´s prices and see if there is a difference.

Unlike TGV tickets, some of the TER tickets allow same day intermediary stops. As to how this would affect your planned itinerary, I would simply need to ask either at St Lazare or at one of the SNCF boutiques. Some tickets are sold train specific and may not be used on an earlier or later train.

iapetus

Thanks for the response! ^ It sounds to me like I should consider buying the return tickets early and asking at the SNCF guichet about the stopover when we purchase our outbound tickets. Or maybe I can make a visit to an SNCF office tomorrow. I did look at itineraries for today versus tomorrow, but it occurred to me that I couldn't be certain if this was due to same-day issues or availability.


In other news, I just found out that I could only book 4 people for the tour of the Monument Juif in Rouen. We are 3 adults and 2 children. So I booked 3 adults and one child. I'm hoping that they will allow the second child. If not, only a subset of us will go; it's most important that mrs. iapetus' mother get in (and me to translate if need be). Much like traveling to the Garden State, I should not have underestimated the demand for this tour. Fingers crossed ...

Tamino

Unlikely an availability issue with an Intercité train. I would be very interested in what the SNCF tells you but I would go today. The service lines at the stations can be long.

iapetus

I dropped in at an SNCF office in the Marais today. I was told that I would need two separate tickets to do Gare Saint Lazare/Vernon and Vernon/Rouen. So I bought those. Furthermore, I was advised that there would be no price difference to just purchase the return tomorrow, but that there would be an extra cost to change our return train. So, not knowing exactly when we'll wanted to return from Rouen, I just decided to purchase our returns to Paris tomorrow from Rouen. More soon!