THOUGHTS ON MARRIAGE, MOTHERHOOD AND GRAND-PARENTING

THOUGHTS ON MARRIAGE, MOTHERHOOD AND GRAND-PARENTING

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

France Part 3

My favorite part of France was when we would take the train from Paris and travel to the countryside to visit Chateau's.  The chateau's were not my favorite, though opulent and beautiful, I loved seeing the green country, visiting the small villages that were close to the chateaus, and observing the incredible people.  To me, that is traveling.  Not just visiting museums, artwork and buildings, but to experience the entire culture is my idea of a great vacation.  
We took 3 day trips out of Paris.  We visited Chantilly, Versaille, and the LaWare Valley(?).  I'm sure not even close to the correct spelling.  
Chantilly was a hunting retreat for French Royalty.
The grounds were absolutely beautiful
They now use the Equine Stables for a Horse Show which is presented daily.  It was fun to see.


Versaille is as amazing.  The chateau itself is breath taking and the grounds and fountains are gorgeous. 

The grounds are so large and we were so tired that we rented this golf cart to travel around the area.

In the LaWare? Valley we visited 3 different areas.   It was the prettiest of all of our day trips.





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