The thing I get tired of in France is the general shabbiness and disrepair of...everything. It reminds me of Russia which just makes me kinda itchy. You'd think they'd keep their ginormous cheateau, Chambord, in a little better condition. The hotels are so pieced together and random. The homes are not kept up and the yards would give some of my neighbors a heart attack. It's such a tough transition after leaving lovely, sparkling clean, green Britain. (I'm wondering if we should have come to France first.) The bathrooms in France are only decent if they're the ones you pay to use. Have your euros ready!
(from our hotel window - C sneaking off to buy more croissants)However, Chateau Cheverny was lovely. Small and a very short tour, but beautifully kept and furnished. I bet the grounds would have been nice had they been DRY! Chenonceau was also well taken care of.
Chambord, though. What a wreck! I can't imagine any other country (OK, Italy) allowing such an amazing place to become trampled and graffitied.
(Da Vinci's double spiral staircase - one for up and one for down)
We had a nice day even in the rain. Ended up having dinner at McDonald's. Yuck. But the kids were pleased. Then, we got some eclairs from a little patisserie. Yum! I have to give the French credit for the food. Holy moly - the onion soup I had Friday night was soooo good.
It's almost 8 and we're packed up for morning and the kiddos are almost asleep. A certain 5 year old is twitching with the thought of Disney. Just checked the weather and we're expecting highs around 65-72 in Paris. Yippee!
Have I mentioned the birds at our hotel? Charlie is the social one and the kids are looney over him. They've been saving food to sneak to him after meals.
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