Sunday, February 8, 2009

Castle visit!

Today we went to see the castle! It was incredible, when we pulled up I could not believe that people actually lived there. It has been in their family for a long time- the grandfather told me it was built in the 18th century, and German soldiers seized it and lived in it during World War II. There's not much more I can say because the pictures speak for themselves!

The sign from the road. I haven't googled it yet but I'm sure there's info online!


Pulling up to the gate


Me in front of the Chateau


Entranceway


Sitting area


The old kitchen (They only use/renovated the right half of the house so the left half is still old style, unheated, and not really useable)


The bedroom they had to keep at all times for the Archbishop's visits


Writing from when the German's occupied the Chateau


A great view of the whole place: yes those are swans


Of course they have horses, this guy was my favorite


I have so so many more pictures, but they take forever to upload! When I get back I will be sure to share with everyone. It was about a 1.5 hour drive from Paris, after I got back I met friends in the Latin Quarter and got dinner and hot chocolate. Now I'm getting ready for bed and I finally find out my class schedule tomorrow. Then classes start on Tuesday!

EDIT: this website has some great panoramic photos of the Chateau.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

WOW! you look like you're having an amazing time larny! miss you tons and keep up with the posts... I check your blog about 5 times a day to see if there is anything new :) skype soon! xoxox mags

Anonymous said...

You my dear are the luckiest girl ever!!!! I love reading your blog and seeing your photos, they are wonderful. Thank you for continuing to share your daily experiences. It’s amazing and fun to see France thru your eyes! Lots of Love Christine

Anonymous said...

Great pics of the castle, Lauren!! I love the one with you in the foreground! Can't wait to see all the others! Good luck today with your class schedule, etc. Sure was great to "see" you yesterday and speak to you via the web cam at your folks house! Enjoy! Love, Aunt Kathy

Anonymous said...

WOOOOOOOW. Those pictures are awesome lauren. Mom and dad told me about that earlier today so i decided to see if my computer would work and here i am...sure it will be short lived though. Starting to work nights tonight but that will make it easier for me to talk to you during the day... Will do my best to give you a call tomorrow!! So happy you're getting to experience all these awesome things sis.

Love and miss you very much

Mike