Fontainebleau March 20, 2010
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Today we went to a Chateau that is so nice the person who had it built was imprisoned because it rivaled the king’s Chateau. Fontainebeau is far enough away from Paris that most international tourists don’t know that it is there, so we had no lines to wait through. Also, it’s fairly inexpensive, only four euro each and two euro each for people between 18-25. In the price you get an audio guide which was rather hit or miss. Although it did let you know what the “hidden” doors went to.
We went with Jan and Maria which was very nice. Maria gave us some history about the place and the people in it and Jan made a lot of clever jokes. One of the jokes had to do with Napoleon; makes you not want a king size bed (his bed is smaller than a twin).
Most of the items, decorative or utilitarian, are covered in gold or a floral design. The building itself was given its final name in 1100′s (it had two before this one).
Also, a word for fellow travelers: when in an old building, look up when you enter the room. I have found that the most stunning of most places is the ceiling
. I sometimes think that perhaps looking up was their favorite past time back then (I mean why else would you put so much on the ceiling otherwise?).
Anyway, we had a great time at Fontainbleau with Jan and Maria. We learned a bit of history and made some jokes along the way.
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