For our last full day in France, we drove ninety minutes to Château de Pierrefonds, one of many castles that inspired Walt Disney. The drive was very pleasant. France has roads similar to US freeways, but there were routes here that were very similar to that of Australia. You’ll be on what you think is a freeway, doing 110/kph, and then the road becomes a single lane and the speed changes to 30/kph.
Upon arrival at Pierrefonds, the castle is quite a sight to see. Designed for defense, it had a mote (no longer operational) and a drawbridge (pretty darn cool). The magnitude of the building is hard to describe. It is so large, and the walls are so thick and tall, that you wonder if the term “storm the castle walls” could ever apply.
We toured the courtyard of the castle and then walked through various halls and rooms. Lots of pictures taken, too many to fit in one post.
After returning, Brooklynn took a quiz for one of her classes. Now we are packing up so we can stop by a few places in the morning before heading for the airport. C’est la vie.
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